Финансист

Chapter XI

           HisbighandsandfeetindicatedadaywhenhehadnotwornthebestEnglishclothsuitsandtannedleather,buthispresencewasnotinanywayoffensiverathertheotherwayabout.Thoughstillpossessedofabrogue,hewassoft-spoken,winning,andpersuasive.

           Hehadbeenoneofthefirsttobecomeinterestedinthedevelopmentofthestreet-carsystemandhadcometotheconclusion,ashadCowperwoodandmanyothers,thatitwasgoingtobeagreatthing.Themoneyreturnsonthestocksorshareshehadbeeninducedtobuyhadbeenampleevidenceofthat,Hehaddealtthroughonebrokerandanother,havingfailedtogetinontheoriginalcorporateorganizations.Hewantedtopickupsuchstockashecouldinoneorganizationandanother,forhebelievedtheyallhadafuture,andmostofallhewantedtogetcontrolofalineortwo.Inconnectionwiththisideahewaslookingforsomereliableyoungman,honestandcapable,whowouldworkunderhisdirectionanddowhathesaid.ThenhelearnedofCowperwood,andonedaysentforhimandaskedhimtocallathishouse.

           Cowperwoodrespondedquickly,forheknewofButler,hisrise,hisconnections,hisforce.Hecalledatthehouseasdirected,onecold,crispFebruarymorning.Herememberedtheappearanceofthestreetafterwardbroad,brick-pavedsidewalks,macadamizedroadway,powderedoverwithalightsnowandsetwithyoung,leafless,scrubbytreesandlamp-posts.

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