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 greater magnitude, something with more satisfaction in it for that appetite that was already becoming insatiable. A few small railroad ventures were carried through in a manner bordering upon perfection, and this increased the confidence in him of those speculators who were already his acquaintances. The way opened for him to enter into the manipulations of Erie, and, as before, when opportunity came he recognized and grasped it.