7/19 The man before him subscribed to nothing, refused to talk save to intimates, whom he controlled spiritually, and did as he pleased. "We people out here in Chicago think so well of ourselves that sometimes we're afraid to say all we think for fear of appearing a little extravagant. We're like the youngest son in the family that knows he can lick all the others, but doesn't want to do it--not just yet. We're not as handsome as we might be--did you ever see a growing boy that was ?--but we're absolutely sure that we're going to be. Our pants and shoes and coat and hat get too small for us every six months, and so we don't look very fashionable, but there are big, strong, hard muscles and bones underneath, Mr.Cowperwood, as you'll discover when you get to looking around. |