Финансист

Chapter XII

           Thegovernorandthetreasurerwerefoot-free;buttherewereotherinfluencesprestige,friendship,socialpower,politicalambitions,etc.Thebigmenmightconstituteaclosecorporation,whichinitselfwasunfair;but,afterall,theywerethelegitimatesponsorsforbigmoneyloansofthiskind.TheStatehadtokeepongoodtermswiththem,especiallyintimeslikethese.SeeingthatMr.Cowperwoodwassowellabletodisposeofthemillionheexpectedtoget,itwouldbeperfectlyallrighttoawardittohim;butVanNostrandhadacounter-propositiontomake.WouldCowperwood,ifthefinancialcrowdnowhandlingthemattersodesired,turnoverhisawardtothemforaconsiderationasumequaltowhatheexpectedtomakeintheeventtheawardwasmadetohim?Certainfinanciersdesiredthis.Itwasdangeroustoopposethem.Theywereperfectlywillingheshouldputinabidforfivemillionandgettheprestigeofthat;tohavehimawardedonemillionandgettheprestigeofthatwaswellenoughalso,buttheydesiredtohandlethetwenty-threemilliondollarsinanunbrokenlot.Itlookedbetter.Heneednotbeadvertisedashavingwithdrawn.Theywouldbecontenttohavehimachievethegloryofhavingdonewhathestartedouttodo.Justthesametheexamplewasbad.Othersmightwishtoimitatehim.Ifitwereknowninthestreetprivatelythathehadbeencoerced,foraconsideration,intogivingup,otherswouldbedeterredfromimitatinghiminthefuture.Besides,ifherefused,theycouldcausehimtrouble.Hisloansmightbecalled.

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