Финансист

Chapter XXV

           "Ican’tseethatIwillbeabletodoverymuchforMr.Cowperwood,"hesighed.

           "Begad,"saidBuler,withakeensenseofhumor,"itlookstomeasifI’dbetterbegettin’inmyonehundredthousanddollars.That’sthefirstbusinessoftheearlymornin’."NeitherSimpsonnorMollenhauercondescendedonthisoccasiontosmileeventhewansmiletheyhadsmiledbefore.Theymerelylookedwiseandsolemn.

           "Butthismatterofthecitytreasury,now,"saidSenatorSimpson,aftertheatmospherehadbeenallowedtosettlealittle,"issomethingtowhichweshallhavetodevotealittlethought.IfMr.Cowperwoodshouldfail,andthetreasurylosethatmuchmoney,itwouldembarrassusnolittle.Whatlinesarethey,"headded,asanafterthought,"thatthismanhasbeenparticularlyinterestedin?"

           "Ireallydon’tknow,"repliedButler,whodidnotcaretosaywhatOwenhadtoldhimonthedriveover.

           "Idon’tsee,"saidMollenhauer,"unlesswecanmakeStenergetthemoneybackbeforethismanCowperwoodfails,howwecansaveourselvesfromconsiderableannoyancelater;butifwedidanythingwhichwouldlookasthoughweweregoingtocompelrestitution,hewouldprobablyshutupshopanyhow.Sothere’snoremedyinthatdirection.Anditwouldn’tbeverykindtoourfriendEdwardheretodoituntilwehearhowhecomesoutonhisaffair."HewasreferringtoButler’sloan.

           "Certainlynot,"saidSenatorSimpson,withtruepoliticalsagacityandfeeling.

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