Финансист

Chapter XLII

           Stener’ssecretary,toldhimthathehadpurchasedsuchcertificates,andonthestrengthofafalsehood,impliedifnotactuallyspoken,securedthecheck,andwalkedaway.

           "Now,gentlemen,Iamnotgoingtoenterintoalong-windeddiscussionofthesepointsatthistime,sincethetestimonyisgoingtoshowveryrapidlywhatthefactsare.Wehaveanumberofwitnesseshere,andweareallanxioustohavethemheard.WhatIamgoingtoaskyoutorememberisthatthereisnotonescintillaoftestimonyoutsideofthatwhichmaypossiblybegivenbyMr.GeorgeW.Stener,whichwillshoweitherthatMr.Cowperwoodknew,atthetimehecalledonthecitytreasurer,thathewasgoingtofail,orthathehadnotpurchasedthecertificatesinquestion,orthathehadnottherighttowithholdthemfromthesinking-fundaslongashepleaseduptothefirstofthemonth,thetimeheinvariablystruckabalancewiththecity.Mr.Stener,theex-citytreasurer,maypossiblytestifyoneway.Mr.Cowperwood,onhisownbehalf,willtestifyanother.Itwillthenbeforyougentlementodecidebetweenthem,todecidewhichoneyouprefertobelieveMr.GeorgeW.Stener,theex-citytreasurer,theformercommercialassociateofMr.Cowperwood,who,afteryearsandyearsofprofit,solelybecauseofconditionsoffinancialstress,fire,andpanic,preferredtoturnonhisone-timeassociatefromwhoselaborshehadreapedsomuchprofit,orMr.FrankA.

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