Hethinksthepeopleelectedhim。IknowIdid。NoraNashvillewasgettingfiftydollarsaweekinvaudevillewhenItookholdofher；nowshegetsathousand。IevenmadepeoplebelieveMrs。Hampton—RhodeswasasocietyleaderatNewport，whenallsheeversawofNewportwasBergersandtheMuschenheim—Kings。Why，IamthemanthatmadetheAmericanPeoplebelieveRussiandancerscandance！\"
\"It’splaintoseeyouhateyourself，\"said’Peter。\"Youmustnotgetsodespondentoryoumightcommitsuicide。Howmuchmoneywillyouwant？\"
\"Howmuchhaveyougot？\"
\"Allkinds，\"saidPeter。\"Someinaletter—of—creditthatmyfatherearnedfromthefretfulpig，andmuchmoreincashthatIwonatpokerfromthepashas。Whenthat’sgoneI’vegottogotoworkandearnmyliving。MeanwhileyoursalaryisahundredaweekandallyouneedtoboostGilmanandtheOrderoftheCrescent。WearenowtheGilmanDefense，Publicity，andDevelopmentCommittee，andyouwillbeginbyintroducingmetothemanIamtobribe。\"
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