"Wait till he tries to throw that dope into Gumble and Pinski and Schlumbohm--haw, haw, haw!" Mr.Kerrigan, at the thought of these hearty aldermen accustomed to all the perquisites of graft and rake-off, leaned back and gave vent to a burst of deep-chested laughter.

"I'll tell you what it is, Mike," he said, archly, hitching up his tight, very artistic, and almost English trousers, "we're up against a bunch of pikers in this Gilgan crowd, and they've gotta be taught a lesson.

He knows it as well as anybody else.
None o' that Christian con game goes around where I am.

I believe this man Cowperwood's right when he says them fellows are a bunch of soreheads and jealous.

If Cowperwood's willing to put down good hard money to keep 'em out of his game, let them do as much to stay in it.
This ain't no charity grab-bag.