Финансист

Chapter LIII

           Henowconsideredhissuperiorwithnervousdog-likeeyes,andlookedatCowperwoodwithacertaincunningappreciationofhislotandashowofinitialmistrust.

           Oneprisonerisasgoodasanothertotheaverageconvict;asamatteroffact,itistheironlyconsolationintheirdegradationthatallwhocomeherearenobetterthanthey.Theworldmayhavemisusedthem;buttheymisusetheirconfreresintheirthoughts.The"holierthanthou"attitude,intentionalorotherwise,isquitethelastandmostdeadlyoffensewithinprisonwalls.Thisparticular"trusty"couldnomoreunderstandCowperwoodthancouldaflythemotionsofafly-wheel;butwiththecockysuperiorityoftheunderlingoftheworldhedidnothesitatetothinkthathecould.AcrookwasacrooktohimCowperwoodnolessthantheshabbiestpickpocket.Hisonefeelingwasthathewouldliketodemeanhim,topullhimdowntohisownlevel.

           "Youwillhavetotakeeverythingyouhaveoutofyourpockets,"KendallnowinformedCowperwood.Ordinarilyhewouldhavesaid,"Searchtheprisoner."

           Cowperwoodsteppedforwardandlaidoutapursewithtwenty-fivedollarsinit,apen-knife,alead-pencil,asmallnote-book,andalittleivoryelephantwhichAileenhadgivenhimonce,"forluck,"andwhichhetreasuredsolelybecauseshegaveittohim.Kendalllookedatthelattercuriously."Nowyoucangoon,"hesaidtothe"trusty,"referringtotheundressingandbathingprocesswhichwastofollow.

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