Финансист

Chapter XXXIII

           Stenerinsiststhatyousecuredthatillegally,andheisverymuchwroughtupaboutit.Themayorandtheothercityofficialsknowofitnow,andtheymayforcesomeaction.Idon’tknow."

           Mollenhauerwasobviouslynotfrankinhisattitudealittlebitevasiveinhisslyreferencetohisofficialtool,themayor;andCowperwoodsawit.Itirritatedhimgreatly,buthewastactfulenoughtobequitesuaveandrespectful.

           "Ididgetacheckforsixtythousanddollars,that’strue,"hereplied,withapparentfrankness,"thedaybeforeIassigned.ItwasforcertificatesIhadpurchased,however,onMr.Stener’sorder,andwasdueme.Ineededthemoney,andaskedforit.Idon’tseethatthereisanythingillegalinthat."

           "Notifthetransactionwascompletedinallitsdetails,"repliedMollenhauer,blandly."AsIunderstandit,thecertificateswereboughtforthesinking-fund,andtheyarenotthere.Howdoyouexplainthat?"

           "Anoversight,merely,"repliedCowperwood,innocently,andquiteasblandlyasMollenhauer."TheywouldhavebeenthereifIhadnotbeencompelledtoassignsounexpectedly.Itwasnotpossibleformetoattendtoeverythinginperson.Ithasnotbeenourcustomtodepositthematonce.Mr.Stenerwilltellyouthat,ifyouaskhim."

           "Youdon’tsay,"repliedMollenhauer."Hedidnotgivemethatimpression.However,theyarenotthere,andIbelievethatthatmakessomedifferencelegally.

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