Финансист

Chapter III

           Hehad,becauseofhisnaturallycommon-senseideasandratherpleasingdispositionbuiltupasoundandsuccessfulbusinesshere.Hewasgettingstronginyearsandwouldgladlyhavewelcomedtheheartycooperationofhisson,ifthelatterhadbeenentirelysuitedtothebusiness.

           Hewasnot,however.Notasdemocratic,asquick-witted,oraspleasedwiththeworkinhandaswashisfather,thebusinessactuallyoffendedhim.Andifthetradehadbeenlefttohiscare,itwouldhaverapidlydisappeared.Hisfatherforesawthis,wasgrieved,andwashopingsomeyoungmanwouldeventuallyappearwhowouldbeinterestedinthebusiness,handleitinthesamespiritinwhichithadbeenhandled,andwhowouldnotcrowdhissonout.

           ThencameyoungCowperwood,spokenoftohimbySenecaDavis.Helookedhimovercritically.Yes,thisboymightdo,hethought.Therewassomethingeasyandsufficientabouthim.Hedidnotappeartobeintheleastflusteredordisturbed.Heknewhowtokeepbooks,hesaid,thoughheknewnothingofthedetailsofthegrainandcommissionbusiness.Itwasinterestingtohim.Hewouldliketotryit.

           "Ilikethatfellow,"HenryWatermanconfidedtohisbrotherthemomentFrankhadgonewithinstructionstoreportthefollowingmorning."There’ssomethingtohim.He’sthecleanest,briskest,mostalivethingthat’swalkedinhereinmanyaday"

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