Финансист

Chapter LII

           

           ItwasthatofthetwohousebreakerswhomCowperwoodhadbeenandwasstillstudyingwithmuchcuriosity.Inallhislifebeforehehadneverwitnessedasentencingsceneofanykind.Hehadneverbeeninpoliceorcriminalcourtsofanykindrarelyinanyofthecivilones.Hewasgladtoseethenegrogo,andgavePaydersoncreditforhavingsomesenseandsympathymorethanhehadexpected.

           HewonderednowwhetherbyanychanceAileenwashere.Hehadobjectedtohercoming,butshemighthavedoneso.Shewas,asamatteroffact,intheextremerear,pocketedinacrowdnearthedoor,heavilyveiled,butpresent.Shehadnotbeenabletoresistthedesiretoknowquicklyandsurelyherbeloved’sfatetobenearhiminhishourofrealsuffering,asshethought.Shewasgreatlyangeredatseeinghimbroughtinwithalineofordinarycriminalsandmadetowaitinthis,toher,shamefulpublicmanner,butshecouldnothelpadmiringallthemorethedignityandsuperiorityofhispresenceevenhere.Hewasnotevenpale,asshesaw,justthesamefirm,calmsoulshehadalwaysknownhimtobe.Ifhecouldonlyseehernow;ifhewouldonlylooksoshecouldliftherveilandsmile!Hedidn’t,though;hewouldn’t.Hedidn’twanttoseeherhere.Butshewouldtellhimallaboutitwhenshesawhimagainjustthesame.

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