Финансист

Chapter III

           Hecouldsellallofhissoaptothefamilygrocer,surely;or,ifnot,toothergrocers.Otherpeoplewereanxioustogetthissoapatthisprice.Whynothe?

           Theauctioneerpaused.

           "Thirty-twoonce!AmIbidthirty-three?Thirty-twotwice!AmIbidthirty-three?Thirty-twothreetimes!Sevenfinecasesofsoap.AmIbidanythingmore?"Once,twice!Threetimes!AmIbidanythingmore?"hishandwasupagain"andsoldtoMr.?"Heleanedoverandlookedcuriouslyintothefaceofhisyoungbidder.

           "FrankCowperwood,sonofthetelleroftheThirdNationalBank,"repliedtheboy,decisively.

           "Oh,yes,"saidtheman,fixedbyhisglance.

           "WillyouwaitwhileIrunuptothebankandgetthemoney?"

           "Yes.Don’tbegonelong.Ifyou’renothereinanhourI’llsellitagain."

           YoungCowperwoodmadenoreply.Hehurriedoutandranfast;first,tohismother’sgrocer,whosestorewaswithinablockofhishome.

           Thirtyfeetfromthedoorheslowedup,putonanonchalantair,andstrollingin,lookedaboutforCastilesoap.Thereitwas,thesamekind,displayedinaboxandlookingjustashissoaplooked.

           "Howmuchisthisabar,Mr.Dalrymple?"heinquired.

           "Sixteencents,"repliedthatworthy.

           "IfIcouldsellyousevenboxesforsixty-twodollarsjustlikethis,wouldyoutakethem?"

           "Thesamesoap?"

           "Yes,sir."

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