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`` Yes . '' They slipped on their overcoats and went out into the cold February day , Cowperwood back to his Third Street office , Steger to see Shannon and Jaspers . The business of arranging Cowperwood 's sentence for Monday was soon disposed of through Shannon , who had no personal objection to any reasonable delay . Steger next visited the county jail , close on to five o'clock , when it was already dark . Sheriff Jaspers came lolling out from his private library , where he had been engaged upon the work of cleaning his pipe . `` How are you , Mr. Steger ? '' he observed , smiling blandly .