Финансист

Chapter XXXV

           Themanhadcomeupfrompovertythroughaseriesofvicissitudestoahighstandinginhispeculiarand,tomany,distastefulprofession;buttoanyoneinneedofsuchinthemselvescalamitousservices,hisveryfamousanddecidedlypatrioticconnectionwiththeCivilWarandAbrahamLincolnwasarecommendation.He,orratherhisservice,hadguardedthelatterallhisstormyincumbencyattheexecutivemansion.Therewereofficesforthemanagementofthecompany’sbusinessinPhiladelphia,Washington,andNewYork,tosaynothingofotherplaces.ButlerwasfamiliarwiththePhiladelphiasign,butdidnotcaretogototheofficethere.Hedecided,oncehismindwasmadeuponthisscore,thathewouldgoovertoNewYork,wherehewastoldtheprincipalofficeswere.

           Hemadethesimpleexcuseonedayofbusiness,whichwascommonenoughinhiscase,andjourneyedtoNewYorknearlyfivehoursawayasthetrainsranthenarrivingattwoo’clock.AttheofficesonlowerBroadway,heaskedtoseethemanager,whomhefoundtobealarge,gross-featured,heavy-bodiedmanoffifty,gray-eyed,gray-haired,puffilyoutlinedastocountenance,butkeenandshrewd,andwithshort,fat-fingeredhands,whichdrummedidlyonhisdeskashetalked.Hewasdressedinasuitofdark-brownwoolcloth,whichstruckButleraspeculiarlyshowy,andworealargehorseshoediamondpin.Theoldmanhimselfinvariablyworeconservativegray.

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