It is Mr. Hunt’s opinion that under pressure of the fierce heat the victims may regret at times that they accepted bribes for the giving of contracts and franchises.
BRIBE-TAKING ALDERMEN.
CANTO XLI.
Up through the Stygian darkness a terrible tumult of voices smites the ear of the explorer. Peering down the jaws of a deep pit he sees the souls of the bucket-shop gamblers.
Through the flickering red light that pervades this region the explorer makes his way to the next district.
