Финансист

Chapter XII

           Itwasfine,advisable,practical,toadheretothevirtuesaslaiddowninthecurrentsociallexicon,butifyouhadasicklywifeAndanyhow,wasamanentitledtoonlyonewife?Mustheneverlookatanotherwoman?Supposinghefoundsomeone?Heponderedthosethingsbetweenhoursoflabor,andconcludedthatitdidnotmakesomuchdifference.Ifamancould,andnotbeexposed,itwasallright.Hehadtobecareful,though.Tonight,ashesatonthesideofhiswife’sbed,hewasthinkingsomewhatofthis,forhehadseenAileenButleragain,playingandsingingatherpianoashepassedtheparlordoor.Shewaslikeabrightbirdradiatinghealthandenthusiasmareminderofyouthingeneral.

           "It’sastrangeworld,"hethought;buthisthoughtswerehisown,andhedidn’tproposetotellanyoneaboutthem.

           Thebondissue,whenitcame,wasacuriouscompromise;for,althoughitnettedhimhistwentythousanddollarsandmoreandservedtointroducehimtothefinancialnoticeofPhiladelphiaandtheStateofPennsylvania,itdidnotpermithimtomanipulatethesubscriptionsashehadplanned.TheStatetreasurerwasseenbyhimattheofficeofalocallawyerofgreatrepute,whereheworkedwheninthecity.HewasgracioustoCowperwood,becausehehadtobe.HeexplainedtohimjusthowthingswereregulatedatHarrisburg.Thebigfinancierswerelookedtoforcampaignfunds.TheywererepresentedbyhenchmenintheStateassemblyandsenate.

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