Финансист

Chapter XXXI

           "Mycaseisn’tanydifferentfromtheothers,andyouknowit.Embezzlementisembezzlementifthepoliticianswanttohaveitso."Hefelltothinking,andStegergotupandstrolledaboutleisurely.Hewasthinkingalso.

           "AndwouldIhavetogotojailatanytimeduringtheproceedingsbeforeafinaladjustmentofthecasebythehighercourts?"Cowperwoodadded,directly,grimly,afteratime.

           "Yes,thereisonepointinalllegalprocedureofthekind,"repliedSteger,cautiously,nowrubbinghisearandtryingtoputthematterasdelicatelyaspossible."Youcanavoidjailsentencesallthroughtheearlierpartsofacaselikethis;butifyouareoncetriedandconvictedit’sprettyhardtodoanythingasamatteroffact,itbecomesabsolutelynecessarythentogotojailforafewdays,fiveorso,pendingthemotionforanewtrialandtheobtainingofacertificateofreasonabledoubt.Itusuallytakesthatlong."

           Theyoungbankersattherestaringoutofthewindow,andStegerobserved,"Itisabitcomplicated,isn’tit?"

           "Well,Ishouldsayso,"returnedFrank,andheaddedtohimself:"Jail!Fivedaysinprison!"Thatwouldbeaterrificslap,allthingsconsidered.Fivedaysinjailpendingtheobtainingofacertificateofreasonabledoubt,ifonecouldbeobtained!Hemustavoidthis!Jail!Thepenitentiary!Hiscommercialreputationwouldneversurvivethat.

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