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 Up in his penthouse suite, Scarsdale had moved on to the business at hand.

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Now that the socialist fact-checker has left the building to go drink himself silly and dance with women, things that aren't earning him money after which he'll probably expect a handout for not working at all during every minute of his life, Scarsdale can get down to the matter of money: how much is the Professor willing to sell his soul for?

By the way, the penthouse suite of the Palmer House is still touted as a great place to do your business! It's a beautiful space with loads and loads of beautiful rooms full of peacock imagery. It's not just a place to stay; it's a historic Chicago destination! Hopefully they also love handing out checks to bloggers who promote them online! Cha-ching!

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 Couples in boutonnières and ostrich-plume hats paraded self-composedly among the dwarf palms or paused by the Italian Fountain as if thinking about jumping in.

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The dwarf palms I can picture because that's a fancy hotel cliché. But the Italian Fountain? In the middle of the bar? I can guess that's why they call it the Pump Room because they have water pumping in to fill the fountain. But what makes the fountain Italian over Spanish or German or Welsh? I bet it's the added syrup, right?

"as if thinking about jumping in"
Whenever I see people pause by a fountain, I never think, "Oh, I wonder if they're about to jump in." I think the omniscient narrator might be depressed and his mood is infiltrating his descriptions.

"paraded self-composedly"
They're there to be seen. Don't expect them to enjoy themselves. Oh! Maybe that's why they're contemplating jumping in the fountain!

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 "They treating you all right over at the Stockmen's Hotel?" the magnate inquired.

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I'm assuming "the magnate" is Scarsdale Vibe because I think I know how books work. He's asking this question not because he cares about the answer but because he wants to rub it in that Heino is staying at some working class hotel probably full of immigrants. I tried to look up the Stockmen's Hotel but thanks to the Stockmen's Hotel and Casino in Elko, Nevada, it's practically impossible to find anything else on the Internet in the full minute I was willing to bother. But I'm sure the name derives from the people who stay there: workers at The Stockyards who have maybe only recently arrived in Chicago, or who are itinerant, probably husbands needing work who have travelled to one of the few places they could find a job to send money back home to the family.

Scarsdale Vibe would be basking in the chasm created between the two men's statuses by this simple question asked within the confines of his expensive and luxurious room at the Palmer House, complete with its own elevator and telephone (probably!).

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 If there was a note of amused contempt in his voice, Professor Vanderjuice was too preoccupied to notice.

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"amused contempt"
Even the Palmer House staff feel more important than a Yale Professor! The "amused" part makes me think the functionary believes the Professor is going to receive some bad news at this meeting. Like maybe they're going to twist his thumb back until he sells Them the patents for his inventions at a steal. Hopefully Ray Ipsow isn't just a pilot but a bodyguard trained in karate as well!