Финансист

Chapter XLVI

           

           "I’llnotcomeuptoyourroom,"Butlersaid,"andye’llnotgetoutofPhiladelphywithherifthat’swhatye’replannin’.Icanseetothat.Yethinkyehavetheupperhandofme,Isee,andye’reanxioustomakesomethingofit.Well,ye’renot.Itwasn’tenoughthatyecometomeasabeggar,cravin’thehelpofme,andthatItookyeinandhelpedyeallIcouldyehadtostealmydaughterfrommeinthebargain.Ifitwasn’tforthegirl’smotherandhersisterandherbrothersdacentermenthaneverye’llknowhowtobeI’dbrainyewhereyestand.Takin’ayoung,innocentgirlandmakin’anevilwomanoutofher,andyeamarriedman!It’saGod’sblessin’foryethatit’sme,andnotoneofmesons,that’sheretalkin’toye,oryewouldn’tbealivetosaywhatye’ddo."

           Theoldmanwasgrimbutimpotentinhisrage.

           "I’msorry,Mr.Butler,"repliedCowperwood,quietly."I’mwillingtoexplain,butyouwon’tletme.I’mnotplanningtorunawaywithyourdaughter,nortoleavePhiladelphia.YououghttoknowmewellenoughtoknowthatI’mnotcontemplatinganythingofthatkind;myinterestsaretoolarge.YouandIarepracticalmen.Weoughttobeabletotalkthismatterovertogetherandreachanunderstanding.Ithoughtonceofcomingtoyouandexplainingthis;butIwasquitesureyouwouldn’tlistentome.NowthatyouarehereIwouldliketotalktoyou.IfyouwillcomeuptomyroomIwillbegladtootherwisenot.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 585 из 773