Финансист

Chapter XXV

           

           ItwasthesamewithAveryStone,PresidentDavison,andothers.Theyhadallalreadyheardrumorsofdisasterwhenhearrived.Theywerenotsurewhatthemorrowwouldbringforth.Itlookedveryunpromising.

           CowperwooddecidedtostopandseeButleragainforhefeltcertainhisinterviewwithMollenhauerandSimpsonwasnowover.Butler,whohadbeenmeditatingwhatheshouldsaytoCowperwood,wasnotunfriendlyinhismanner."Soyou’reback,"hesaid,whenCowperwoodappeared.

           "Yes,Mr.Butler."

           "Well,I’mnotsurethatI’vebeenabletodoanythingforyou.I’mafraidnot,"Butlersaid,cautiously."It’sahardjobyousetme.Mollenhauerseemstothinkthathe’llsupportthemarket,onhisownaccount.Ithinkhewill.Simpsonhasinterestswhichhehastoprotect.I’mgoingtobuyformyself,ofcourse."

           Hepausedtoreflect.

           "Icouldn’tgetthemtocallaconferencewithanyofthebigmoneyedmenasyet,"headded,warily."They’dratherwaitandseewhathappensinthemornin’.Still,Iwouldn’tbedown-heartedifIwereyou.Ifthingsturnoutverybadtheymaychangetheirminds.IhadtotellthemaboutStener.It’sprettybad,butthey’rehopin’you’llcomethroughandstraightenthatout.Ihopeso.Aboutmyownloanwell,I’llseehowthingsareinthemornin’.IfIraisonablycanI’lllaveitwithyou.You’dbetterseemeagainaboutit.

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