Финансист

Chapter I

           Theformer,captainedbyFrank,theeldest,wereasourceofconsiderableannoyancetoher,fortheywereforevermakingexpeditionstodifferentpartsofthecity,gettinginwithbadboys,probably,andseeingandhearingthingstheyshouldneitherseenorhear.

           FrankCowperwood,evenatten,wasanatural-bornleader.Atthedayschoolheattended,andlaterattheCentralHighSchool,hewaslookeduponasonewhosecommonsensecouldunquestionablybetrustedinallcases.Hewasasturdyyouth,courageousanddefiant.Fromtheverystartofhislife,hewantedtoknowabouteconomicsandpolitics.Hecarednothingforbooks.Hewasaclean,stalky,shapelyboy,withabright,clean-cut,incisiveface;large,clear,grayeyes;awideforehead;short,bristly,dark-brownhair.Hehadanincisive,quick-motioned,self-sufficientmanner,andwasforeveraskingquestionswithakeendesireforanintelligentreply.Heneverhadanacheorpain,atehisfoodwithgusto,andruledhisbrotherswitharodofiron."Comeon,Joe!""Hurry,Ed!"Thesecommandswereissuedinnoroughbutalwaysasureway,andJoeandEdcame.TheylookeduptoFrankfromthefirstasamaster,andwhathehadtosaywaslistenedtoeagerly.

           Hewasforeverpondering,ponderingonefactastonishinghimquiteasmuchasanotherforhecouldnotfigureouthowthisthinghehadcomeintothislifewasorganized.

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