Финансист

Chapter XLIII

           

           Hepausedandgazedatthejury,adjustinghissleevesashedidso,andlookingasthoughheknewforcertainthathewasonthetrailofaslippery,elusivecriminalwhowasinafairwaytofoisthimselfuponanhonorableanddecentcommunityandanhonorableandinnocentjuryasanhonestman.

           Thenhecontinued:

           "Now,gentlemen,whatarethefacts?Youcanseeforyourselvesexactlyhowthiswholesituationhascomeabout.Youaresensiblemen.Idon’tneedtotellyou.Herearetwomen,oneelectedtreasurerofthecityofPhiladelphia,sworntoguardtheinterestsofthecityandtomanipulateitsfinancestothebestadvantage,andtheothercalledinatatimeofuncertainfinancialcogitationtoassistinunravelingapossiblydifficultfinancialproblem;andthenyouhaveacaseofaquiet,privatefinancialunderstandingbeingreached,andofsubsequentillegaldealingsinwhichonemanwhoisshrewder,wiser,moreversedinthesubtlewaysofThirdStreetleadstheotheralongoverseeminglycharmingpathsoffortunateinvestmentintoanaccidentalbutnonethelesscriminalmireoffailureandexposureandpubliccalumnyandwhatnot.Andthentheygettotheplacewherethemorevulnerableindividualofthetwothemaninthemostdangerousposition,thecitytreasurerofPhiladelphia,nolesscannolongerreasonablyor,letussay,courageously,followtheotherfellow;andthenyouhavesuchaspectacleaswasdescribedherethisafternooninthewitness-chairbyMr.

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