Финансист

Chapter XXV

           Ifyoudon’tletmehavethreehundredandfiftythousanddollarsthreehundredthousand,anyhowyouandIareruined.Itwillbeworseforyou,George,thanforme,forI’mnotinvolvedinthisthinginanywaynotlegally,anyhow.Butthat’snotwhatI’mthinkingof.WhatIwanttodoistosaveusbothputusoneasystreetfortherestofourlives,whatevertheysayordo,andit’sinyourpower,withmyhelp,todothatforbothofus.Can’tyouseethat?IwanttosavemybusinesssothenIcanhelpyoutosaveyournameandmoney."Hepaused,hopingthishadconvincedStener,butthelatterwasstillshaking.

           "ButwhatcanIdo,Frank?"hepleaded,weakly."Ican’tgoagainstMollenhauer.TheycanprosecutemeifIdothat.Theycandoit,anyhow.Ican’tdothat.I’mnotstrongenough.Iftheydidn’tknow,ifyouhadn’ttoldthem,itmightbedifferent,butthisway—"Heshookhisheadsadly,hisgrayeyesfilledwithapaledistress.

           "George,"repliedCowperwood,whorealizednowthatonlythesternestargumentswouldhaveanyeffecthere,"don’ttalkaboutwhatIdid.WhatIdidIhadtodo.You’reindangeroflosingyourheadandyournerveandmakingaseriousmistakehere,andIdon’twanttoseeyoumakeit.

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