Финансист

Chapter XLVII

           Yethemustremainon‘change,whateverhappened,potentiallyifnotactively;andsoinhisquickmentalsearchingshehitupontheideathatinordertoforfendagainsttheeventofhisbeingputintoprisonorthrownintobankruptcy,orboth,heoughttoformasubsidiarysilentpartnershipwithsomemanwhowasorwouldbewelllikedon‘change,andwhomhecoulduseasacat’s-pawandadummy.

           Finallyhehituponamanwhohethoughtwoulddo.Hedidnotamounttomuchhadasmallbusiness;buthewashonest,andhelikedCowperwood.HisnamewasWingateStephenWingateandhewasekingoutanottoorobustexistenceinSouthThirdStreetasabroker.Hewasforty-fiveyearsofage,ofmediumheight,fairlythick-set,notatallunprepossessing,andratherintelligentandactive,butnottooforcefulandpushinginspirit.HereallyneededamanlikeCowperwoodtomakehimintosomething,ifeverhewastobemade.Hehadaseaton‘change,andwaswellthoughtof;respected,butnotsoveryprosperous.IntimespasthehadaskedsmallfavorsofCowperwoodtheuseofsmallloansatamoderaterateofinterest,tips,andsoforth;andCowperwood,becausehelikedhimandfeltalittlesorryforhim,hadgrantedthem.NowWingatewasslowlydriftingdowntowardanonetoosuccessfuloldage,andwasastractableassuchamanwouldnaturallybe.NooneforthetimebeingwouldsuspecthimofbeingahirelingofCowperwood’s,andthelattercoulddependonhimtoexecutehisorderstotheletter

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