Финансист

Chapter XXIX

           HesaysIcanbearrestedforcompoundingafelony,andthathewilldischargemeandhavemesenttoprisonifIdon’tgetitback.Oh,Mr.Cowperwood,Iamonlyayoungman!I’mjustreallystartingoutinlife.I’vegotmywifeandlittleboytolookafter.Youwon’tlethimdothattome?You’llgivemethatcheckback,won’tyou?Ican’tgobacktotheofficewithoutit.Hesaysyou’regoingtofail,andthatyouknewit,andthatyouhaven’tanyrighttoit."

           Cowperwoodlookedathimcuriously.Hewassurprisedatthevarietyandcharacteroftheseemissariesofdisaster.Surely,whentroubleschosetomultiplytheyhadgreatskillinpresentingthemselvesinrapidorder.Stenerhadnorighttomakeanysuchstatement.Thetransactionwasnotillegal.Themanhadgonewild.True,he,Cowperwood,hadreceivedanorderafterthesesecuritieswereboughtnottobuyorsellanymorecityloan,butthatdidnotinvalidatepreviouspurchases.Stenerwasbrowbeatingandfrighteninghispoorunderling,abettermanthanhimself,inordertogetbackthissixty-thousand-dollarcheck.Whatapettycreaturehewas!Howtrueitwas,assomebodyhadremarked,thatyoucouldnotpossiblymeasurethepettymeannessestowhichafoolcouldstoop!

           "YougobacktoMr.Stener,Albert,andtellhimthatitcan’tbedone.Thecertificatesofloanwerepurchasedbeforehisorderarrived,andtherecordsoftheexchangewillproveit.Thereisnoillegalityhere.

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