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"You're trying to be eloquent," was her observation, "and you've only succeeded in being very silly and tiresome. Go away, beautiful. You make me awfully tired, and I don't care for you in the least. Go and talk to Kathleen. YOU'RE TRYING TO BE ELOQUENT WAS HER OBSERVATION AND YOU'VE ONLY SUCCEEDED IN BEING VERY SILLY AND TIRESOME GO AWAY BEAUTIFUL YOU MAKE ME AWFULLY TIRED AND I DON'T CARE FOR YOU IN THE LEAST GO AND TALK TO KATHLEEN
or coal and flour; in Wall Street yonder, the Eagle is juggling as he will with life's necessities--thieving from the farmer, thieving from the consumer, thieving from the poor fools who try to play the Eagle's game, and driving them at will to despair and ruin and death: look whither you may, men die that the Eagle may grow fat. So the Eagle thrives, and daily the rich grow richer and the poor grow poorer, and the end----" Kennaston paused, staring into vacancy. "Eh, well," said he, with a smile and a snap of his fingers, "the end rests upon the knees of the gods. But there must need be an end some day. And meanwhile, you cannot blame us if we cringe to the Eagle that is master of the world. It is human nature to cringe to its master; and while human nature is not always an admirable thing, it is, I believe, rather widely distributed." Margaret did not return the smile. Like any sensible woman, she never tolerated opinions that differed from her own. So she waved his preachment aside. D MILLS THE EAGLE IS TRADING HUMAN LIVES FOR COAL AND FLOUR IN WALL STREET YONDER THE EAGLE IS JUGGLING AS HE WILL WITH LIFE'S NECESSITIES THIEVING FROM THE FARMER THIEVING FROM THE CONSUMER THIEVING FROM THE POOR FOOLS WHO TRY TO PLAY THE EAGLE'S GAME AND DRIVING THEM AT WILL TO DESPAIR AND RUIN AND DEATH LOOK WHITHER YOU MAY MEN DIE THAT THE EAGLE MAY GROW FAT SO THE EAGLE THRIVES AND DAILY THE RICH GROW RICHER AND THE POOR GROW POOR IN THE END CANNASTON PAUSED STARING INTO VACANCY AH WELL SAID HE WITH A SMILE AND A SNAP OF HIS FINGERS THE END RESTS UPON THE KNEES OF THE GODS BUT THERE MUST NEED BE AN END SOME DAY AND MEANWHILE YOU CANNOT BLAME US IF WE CRINGE TO THE EAGLE THAT IS MASTER OF THE WORLD IT IS HUMAN NATURE TO CRINGE TO ITS MASTER AND WHILE HUMAN NATURE IS NOT ALWAYS AN ADMIRABLE THING IT IS I BELIEVE RATHER WIDELY DISTRIBUTED MARGARET DID NOT RETURN THE SMILE LIKE ANY SENSIBLE WOMAN SHE NEVER TOLERATED OPINIONS THAT DIFFERED FROM HER OWN SO SHE WAVED HIS PREACHMENT ASIDE
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