He established himself on the edge of that piece of furniture, and for all the employment he gave its back it might as well have been a stool.

Mr.
Gwynn maintained himself bolt-upright, chin pointed high, with a general rigidity of attitude that made one fear he had swallowed the poker as a preliminary to the interview, and was bearing himself in accordance with the unyielding fact.

The result was highly effective, and gave Mr.Gwynn a kingly air not likely to be wasted on impressionable ones such as the President and General Attorney.

When the four were seated, Richard, using the potential name of Mr.Gwynn, proceeded to speak, while Mr.
Gwynn at measured intervals creaked concurrence.
It had been decided by Mr.Gwynn, so Richard laid bare, that the future of the Anaconda would be advanced by the nomination of Senator Hanway for the Presidency.

It would pleasure Mr.Gwynn were he to hear that the President and General Attorney shared this conclusion.