Финансист

Chapter XLVI

           "WhatcanItellyouabouther?"

           "Yecantellmewheresheis,thatIknow.Andyecanmakehercomebacktoherhome,whereshebelongs.Itwasbadfortunethateverbroughtyeacrossmydoorstep;butI’llnotbandywordswithyehere.Ye’lltellmewheremydaughteris,andye’llleaveheralonefromnow,orI’ll—"Theoldman’sfistsclosedlikeavise,andhischestheavedwithsuppressedrage."Ye’llnotbedrivin’metoofar,man,ifye’rewise,"headded,afteratime,recoveringhisequanimityinpart."Iwantnotruckwithye.Iwantmydaughter."

           "Listen,Mr.Butler,"saidCowperwood,quitecalmly,relishingthesituationforthesheersenseofsuperiorityitgavehim."Iwanttobeperfectlyfrankwithyou,ifyouwillletme.Imayknowwhereyourdaughteris,andImaynot.Imaywishtotellyou,andImaynot.Shemaynotwishmeto.Butunlessyouwishtotalkwithmeinacivilwaythereisnoneedofourgoingonanyfurther.Youareprivilegedtodowhatyoulike.Won’tyoucomeup-stairstomyroom?Wecantalkmorecomfortablythere."

           Butlerlookedathisformerprotegeinutterastonishment.Hehadneverbeforeinallhisexperiencecomeupagainstamoreruthlesstypesuave,bland,forceful,unterrified.Thismanhadcertainlycometohimasasheep,andhadturnedouttobearaveningwolf.Hisincarcerationhadnotputhimintheleastawe.

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