Финансист

Chapter XLIII

           

           HeshookhisfingerominouslyinCowperwood’sface,andthelatterturnedirritablyaway."Heisshowingoffforthebenefitofhisfuture,"hewhisperedtoSteger."Iwishyoucouldtellthejurythat."

           "IwishIcould,"repliedSteger,smilingscornfully,"butmyhourisover."

           "Why[continuedMr.Shannon,turningoncemoretothejury],thinkofthecolossal,wolfishnervethatwouldpermitamantosaytoAlbertStiresthathehadjustpurchasedsixtythousanddollars’worthadditionalofcityloan,andthathewouldthenandtheretakethecheckforit!Hadheactuallypurchasedthiscityloanashesaidhehad?Whocantell?Couldanyhumanbeingwindthroughallthemazesofthecomplicatedbookkeepingsystemwhichheran,andactuallytell?Thebestanswertothatisthatifhedidpurchasethecertificatesheintendedthatitshouldmakenodifferencetothecity,forhemadenoefforttoputthecertificatesinthesinking-fund,wheretheybelonged.Hiscounselsays,andhesays,thathedidn’thavetountilthefirstofthemonth,althoughthelawsaysthathemustdoitatonce,andheknewwellenoughthatlegallyhewasboundtodoit.Hiscounselsays,andhesays,thathedidn’tknowhewasgoingtofail.Hencetherewasnoneedofworryingaboutit.Iwonderifanyofyougentlemenreallybelievedthat?Hadheeveraskedforachecklikethatsoquickbeforeinhislife?Inallthehistoryofthesenefarioustransactionswasthereanotherincidentlikethat?Youknowtherewasn’t.

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