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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Gilded Age, Part 4. by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and Charles Dudley Warner This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Gilded Age, Part 4. Author: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and Charles Dudley Warner Release Date: June 20, 2004 [EBook #5821] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GILDED AGE, PART 4. *** Produced by David Widger THE GILDED AGE A Tale of Today by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner 1873 Part 4. CHAPTER XXVIII. Whatever may have been the language of Harry's letter to the Colonel, the information it conveyed was condensed or expanded, one or the other, from the following episode of his visit to New York: He called, with official importance in his mien, at No.-- Wall street, where a great gilt sign betokened the presence of the head-quarters of the "Columbus River Slack-Water Navigation Company." He entered and gave a dressy porter his card, and was requested to wait a moment in a sort of ante-room. The porter returned in a minute; and asked whom he would like to see? "The president of the company, of course." "He is busy with some gentlemen, sir; says he will be done with them directly." That a copper-plate card with "Engineer-in-Chief" on it should be received with such tranquility as this, annoyed Mr. Brierly not a little. But he had to submit. Indeed his annoyance had time to augment a good deal; for he was allowed to cool his heels a frill half hour in the ante-room before those gentlemen emerged and he was ushered into the presence. He found a stately dignitary occupying a very official chair behind a long green morocco-covered table, in a room with sumptuously carpeted and furnished, and well garnished with pictures. "Good morning, sir; take a seat--take a seat." "Thank you sir," said Harry, throwing as much chill into his manner as his ruffled dignity prompted. "We perceive by your reports and the reports of the Chief Superintendent, that you have been making gratifying progress with the work.--We are all very much pleased." "Indeed? We did not discover it from your letters--which we have not received; nor by the
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