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You can do the same. It's a fair game
between us."
"No, it ain't. You're rich and you can talk more."
"You know my money has nothing to do with it. You know I don't try to
deceive the men in talking to them. If they trust what I tell them, it's
because it's reasonable, and because I haven't tricked them before."
"Well, are you goin' to drive me out?"
"I hope not. I think you've made a good alderman, Denton, and you'll
find I've said so."
"But now?"
"If you vote for that franchise, I shall certainly tell the ward that I
think you've done wrong. Then the ward will do as they please."
"As you please, you mean."
"No. You've been long enough in politics to know that unless I can make
the ward think as I do, I couldn't do anything. What would you care for
my opinion, if you didn't know that the votes are back of it?"
Just then the door swung open, and Dennis came in. "Tim said yez was
alone wid Denton, sir, so Oi came right in. It's a good-mornin', sir.
How are yez, Terence?"
"You are just the man I want, Dennis.


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