Perhaps you'll agree with me now that the responsible people of Chicago ought to do something about it." Hand, a very heavy, taciturn man, merely looked at him.

"I'll be ready enough to do," he said, "when I see how and what's to be done." A little later Schryhart, meeting Duane Kingsland, learned the true source of Hand's feeling against Cowperwood, and was not slow in transferring this titbit to Merrill, Simms, and others.

Merrill, who, though Cowperwood had refused to extend his La Salle Street tunnel loop about State Street and his store, had hitherto always liked him after a fashion--remotely admired his courage and daring--was now appropriately shocked.
"Why, Anson," observed Schryhart, "the man is no good.

He has the heart of a hyena and the friendliness of a scorpion.

You heard how he treated Hand, didn't you ?" "No," replied Merrill, "I didn't." "Well, it's this way, so I hear." And Schryhart leaned over and confidentially communicated considerable information into Mr.Merrill's left ear.
The latter raised his eyebrows.