Финансист

Chapter XXV

           Cowperwoodcouldseethathewasworrying.Helookedupfromasmall,ornateescritoireofbuhl,whichEllsworthhadfoundsomewhere,andwherehewasquietlytabulatingalistofhisresourcesandliabilities.Cowperwoodwinced.Hehatedtoseehisfatherworried,buthecouldnothelpit.Hehadhopedsincerely,whentheybuilttheirhousestogether,thatthedaysofworryforhisfatherhadgoneforever.

           "Countingup?"heasked,familiarly,withasmile.Hewantedtoheartentheoldgentlemanasmuchaspossible.

           "IwasjustrunningovermyaffairsagaintoseewhereIstoodincase"Helookedquizzicallyathisson,andFranksmiledagain.

           "Iwouldn’tworry,father.ItoldyouhowIfixeditsothatButlerandthatcrowdwillsupportthemarket.IhaveRiversandTargoolandHarryEltingeon‘changehelpingmesellout,andtheyarethebestmenthere.They’llhandlethesituationcarefully.Icouldn’ttrustEdorJoeinthiscase,forthemomenttheybegantoselleverybodywouldknowwhatwasgoingonwithme.Thiswaymymenwillseemlikebearshammeringthemarket,butnothammeringtoohard.Ioughttobeabletounloadenoughattenpointsofftoraisefivehundredthousand.Themarketmaynotgolowerthanthat.Youcan’ttell.Itisn’tgoingtosinkindefinitely.IfIjustknewwhatthebiginsurancecompaniesweregoingtodo!Themorningpaperhasn’tcomeyet,hasit?"

           Hewasgoingtopullabell,butrememberedthattheservantswouldscarcelybeupasyet.

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