Финансист

Chapter XLI

           Stenerwasnotanxioustobealtogetherclearonthispoint;butShannon,seeingthathewaslatertoprosecuteStenerhimselfforthisverycrimeofembezzlement,andthatStegerwouldsoonfollowincross-examination,wasnotwillingtolethimbehazy.ShannonwantedtofixCowperwoodinthemindsofthejuryasaclever,trickyperson,andbydegreeshecertainlymanagedtoindicateaverysubtle-mindedman.Occasionally,asonesharppointafteranotherofCowperwood’sskillwasbroughtoutandmademoderatelyclear,onejurororanotherturnedtolookatCowperwood.AndhenotingthisandinordertoimpressthemallasfavorablyaspossiblemerelygazedStenerwardwithasteadyairofintelligenceandcomprehension.

           TheexaminationnowcamedowntothematteroftheparticularcheckforsixtythousanddollarswhichAlbertStireshadhandedCowperwoodontheafternoonlateofOctober9,1871.ShannonshowedStenerthecheckitself.Hadheeverseenit?Yes.Where?IntheofficeofDistrictAttorneyPettieonOctober20th,orthereaboutslast.Wasthatthefirsttimehehadseenit?Yes.Hadheeverheardaboutitbeforethen?Yes.When?OnOctober10thlast.Wouldhekindlytellthejuryinhisownwayjusthowandunderwhatcircumstanceshefirstheardofitthen?Stenertwisteduncomfortablyinhischair.Itwasahardthingtodo.Itwasnotapleasantcommentaryonhisowncharacteranddegreeofmoralstamina,tosaytheleast.

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