Финансист

Chapter XXI

           ItoughttorunaboutthreemilesfartheroutintotheKensingtonsection."

           "You’reright,"saidStener,dully.

           "DidStrobiksaywhatColtonwantsforhisshares?"

           "Sixty-eight,Ithink."

           "Thecurrentmarketrate.Hedoesn’twantmuch,doeshe?Well,George,atthatrateitwilltakeabout"hecalculatedquicklyonthebasisofthenumberofsharesCottonwasholding"onehundredandtwentythousandtogethimoutalone.Thatisn’tall.There’sJudgeKitchenandJosephZimmermanandSenatorDonovan"hewasreferringtotheStatesenatorofthatname."You’llbepayingaprettyfairpriceforthatstudwhenyougetit.Itwillcostconsiderablemoretoextendtheline.It’stoomuch,Ithink."

           Cowperwoodwasthinkinghoweasyitwouldbetocombinethislinewithhisdreamed-ofSeventeenthandNineteenthStreetline,andafteratimeandwiththisinviewheadded:

           "Say,George,whydoyouworkallyourschemesthroughStrobikandHarmonandWycroft?Couldn’tyouandImanagesomeofthesethingsforourselvesaloneinsteadofforthreeorfour?Itseemstomethatplanwouldbemuchmoreprofitabletoyou."

           "Itwould,itwould!"exclaimedStener,hisroundeyesfixedonCowperwoodinaratherhelpless,appealingway.HelikedCowperwoodandhadalwaysbeenhopingthatmentallyaswellasfinanciallyhecouldgetclosetohim."I’vethoughtofthat.

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