Финансист

Chapter XXV

           

           "Fivehundredthousand!"exclaimedMollenhauerinamazement,andyetpreservinghisusualcalm."Youdon’ttellme!Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?Whathashebeendoingwiththemoney?"

           "He’sloanedagooddealaboutfivehundredthousanddollarstothisyoungCowperwoodinThirdStreet,that’sbeenhandlin’cityloan.They’vebeeninvestin’itforthemselvesinonethingandanothermostlyinbuyin’upstreet-railways."(Atthementionofstreet-railwaysMollenhauer’simpassivecountenanceunderwentabarelyperceptiblechange.)"Thisfire,accordin’toCowperwood,iscertaintoproduceapanicinthemornin’,andunlesshegetsconsiderablehelphedoesn’tseehowhe’stoholdout.Ifhedoesn’tholdout,there’llbefivehundredthousanddollarsmissin’fromthecitytreasurywhichcan’tbeputback.Stener’soutoftownandCowperwood’scometometoseewhatcanbedoneaboutit.Asamatteroffact,he’sdonealittlebusinessformeintimespast,andhethoughtmaybeIcouldhelphimnowthatis,thatImightgetyouandtheSenatortoseethebigbankerswithmeandhelpsupportthemarketinthemornin’.Ifwedon’the’sgoin’tofail,andhethoughtthescandalwouldhurtusintheelection.Hedoesn’tappeartometobeworkin’anygamejustanxioustosavehimselfanddothesquarethingbymebyus,ifhecan."Butlerpaused.

           Mollenhauer,slyandsecretivehimself,wasapparentlynotatallmovedbythisunexpecteddevelopment.

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