Финансист

Chapter XXXV

           Itisveryplaintomethatyoudon’tcaretotellanymorethanyoucanhelp,andwedon’tcaretohaveyoutellanymorethanweabsolutelyneed.Wewillhavetohavethenameofthecity,ofcourse,andthenameofeitherthemanorthewoman;butnotnecessarilybothofthem,unlessyouwanttohelpusinthatway.Sometimesifyougiveusthenameofonepartysaytheman,forillustrationandthedescriptionofthewomananaccurateoneoraphotograph,wecantellyouafteralittlewhileexactlywhatyouwanttoknow.Ofcourse,it’salwaysbetterifwehavefullinformation.Yousuityourselfaboutthat.Tellmeasmuchoraslittleasyouplease,andI’llguaranteethatwewilldoourbesttoserveyou,andthatyouwillbesatisfiedafterward."

           Hesmiledgenially.

           "Well,thatbein’thecase,"saidButler,finallytakingtheleap,withmanymentalreservations,however,"I’llbeplainwithyou.Myname’snotScanlon.It’sButler.IliveinPhiladelphy.There’samanthere,abankerbythenameofCowperwoodFrankA.Cowperwood—"

           "Waitamoment,"saidMartinson,drawinganamplepadoutofhispocketandproducingalead-pencil;"Iwanttogetthat.Howdoyouspellit?"

           Butlertoldhim.

           "Yes;nowgoon."

           "HehasaplaceinThirdStreetFrankA.Cowperwoodanyonecanshowyouwhereitis.He’sjustfailedthererecently."

           "Oh,that’stheman,"interpolatedMartinson.

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