Финансист

Chapter XXV

           Youcan’tbehunganymoreforasheepthanyoucanforalamb.Noonecanpreventyoufromgivingmethatcheck.You’rethecitytreasurer.OnceIhavethatIcanseemywayoutofthis,andI’llpayitallbacktoyounextweekortheweekafterthispanicissuretoendinthattime.Withthatputbackinthetreasurywecanseethemaboutthefivehundredthousandalittlelater.Inthreemonths,orless,Icanfixitsothatyoucanputthatback.Asamatteroffact,IcandoitinfifteendaysonceIamonmyfeetagain.TimeisallIwant.Youwon’thavelostyourholdingsandnobodywillcauseyouanytroubleifyouputthemoneyback.Theydon’tcaretoriskascandalanymorethanyoudo.Nowwhat’llyoudo,George?Mollenhauercan’tstopyoufromdoingthisanymorethanIcanmakeyou.Yourlifeisinyourownhands.Whatwillyoudo?"

           Stenerstoodthereridiculouslymeditatingwhen,asamatteroffact,hisveryfinancialbloodwasoozingaway.Yethewasafraidtoact.HewasafraidofMollenhauer,afraidofCowperwood,afraidoflifeandofhimself.Thethoughtofpanic,loss,wasnotsomuchadefinitethingconnectedwithhisownproperty,hismoney,asitwaswithhissocialandpoliticalstandinginthecommunity.Fewpeoplehavethesenseoffinancialindividualitystronglydeveloped.Theydonotknowwhatitmeanstobeacontrollerofwealth,tohavethatwhichreleasesthesourcesofsocialactionitsmediumofexchange.Theywantmoney,butnotformoney’ssake.

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