Финансист

Chapter XXXV

           Suchcaseswerenotinfrequent.

           "IthoughtIwouldliketotalktoMr.Pinkertonhimself,butifyou’retheresponsiblehead—"Butlerpaused.

           "Iam,"repliedMartinson."YoucantalktomewiththesamefreedomthatyoucouldtoMr.Pinkerton.Won’tyoucomeintomyprivateoffice?Wecantalkmoreateaseinthere."

           HeledthewayintoanadjoiningroomwhichhadtwowindowslookingdownintoBroadway;anoblongtable,heavy,brown,smoothlypolished;fourleather-backedchairs;andsomepicturesoftheCivilWarbattlesinwhichtheNorthhadbeenvictorious.Butlerfolloweddoubtfully.HehatedverymuchtotakeanyoneintohisconfidenceinregardtoAileen.Hewasnotsurethathewould,evennow.Hewantedto"lookthesefellysover,"ashesaidinhismind.Hewoulddecidethenwhathewantedtodo.Hewenttooneofthewindowsandlookeddownintothestreet,wheretherewasaperfectswirlofomnibusesandvehiclesofallsorts.Mr.Martinsonquietlyclosedthedoor.

           "Nowthen,ifthere’sanythingIcandoforyou,"Mr.Martinsonpaused.HethoughtbythislittletricktoelicitBuder’srealnameitoften"worked"—butinthisinstancethenamewasnotforthcoming.Butlerwastooshrewd.

           "I’mnotsosurethatIwanttogointothis,"saidtheoldmansolemnly."Certainlynotifthere’sanyriskofthethingnotbeinghandledintherightway.

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