Финансист

Chapter XLVI

           Won’tyoucomeup?"

           ButlersawthatCowperwoodhadtheadvantage.Hemightaswellgoup.Otherwiseitwasplainhewouldgetnoinformation.

           "Verywell,"hesaid.

           Cowperwoodledthewayquiteamicably,and,havingenteredhisprivateoffice,closedthedoorbehindhim.

           "Weoughttobeabletotalkthismatteroverandreachanunderstanding,"hesaidagain,whentheywereintheroomandhehadclosedthedoor."Iamnotasbadasyouthink,thoughIknowIappearverybad."Butlerstaredathimincontempt."Iloveyourdaughter,andshelovesme.IknowyouareaskingyourselfhowIcandothiswhileIamstillmarried;butIassureyouIcan,andthatIdo.Iamnothappilymarried.Ihadexpected,ifthispanichadn’tcomealong,toarrangewithmywifeforadivorceandmarryAileen.Myintentionsareperfectlygood.Thesituationwhichyoucancomplainof,ofcourse,istheoneyouencounteredafewweeksago.Itwasindiscreet,butitwasentirelyhuman.Yourdaughterdoesnotcomplainsheunderstands."AtthementionofhisdaughterinthisconnectionButlerflushedwithrageandshame,buthecontrolledhimself.

           "Andyethinkbecauseshedoesn’tcomplainthatit’sallright,doye?"heasked,sarcastically.

           "Frommypointofview,yes;fromyoursno.Youhaveoneviewoflife,Mr.Butler,andIhaveanother."

           "Ye’rerightthere,"putinButler,"foronce,anyhow."

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