Финансист

Chapter XXV

           

           Themanhadarathergrandiloquentmannerwhichheneverabandonedunderanycircumstances.

           "ThematterthatButlerwastellingmeabout,"continuedMollenhauer,"hassomethingtodowiththisinaway.Youknowthehabitourcitytreasurershaveofloaningouttheirmoneyattwopercent.?"

           "Yes?"saidSimpson,inquiringly.

           "Well,Mr.Stener,itseems,hasbeenloaningoutagooddealofthecity’smoneytothisyoungCowperwood,inThirdStreet,whohasbeenhandlingcityloans."

           "Youdon’tsay!"saidSimpson,puttingonanairofsurprise."Notmuch,Ihope?"TheSenator,likeButlerandMollenhauer,wasprofitinggreatlybycheaploansfromthesamesourcetovariousdesignatedcitydepositories.

           "Well,itseemsthatStenerhasloanedhimasmuchasfivehundredthousanddollars,andifbyanychanceCowperwoodshouldn’tbeabletoweatherthisstorm,Stenerisapttobeshortthatamount,andthatwouldn’tlooksogoodasavotingpropositiontothepeopleinNovember,doyouthink?CowperwoodowesMr.Butlerhereonehundredthousanddollars,andbecauseofthathecametoseehimto-night.HewantedButlertoseeifsomethingcouldn’tbedonethroughustotidehimover.Ifnot"hewavedonehandsuggestively"well,hemightfail."

           Simpsonfingeredhisstrange,widemouthwithhisdelicatehand."Whathavetheybeendoingwiththefivehundredthousanddollars?"heasked.

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