Финансист

Chapter LIII

           Hedidnotknowthathewasinthepresenceoftheoverseerofthe"mannerssquad,"whowouldhavehiminchargefortwoweeksonly,instructinghimintherulesoftheprison,andthathewasonlyoneoftwenty-six,alltold,whowereinChapin’scare.

           Thatworthy,bywayofeasyintroduction,nowwentovertothebedandseatedhimselfonit.Hepointedtothehardwoodenchair,whichCowperwooddrewoutandsaton.

           "Well,nowyou’rehere,hain’tyuh?"heasked,andansweredhimselfquitegenially,forhewasanunletteredman,generouslydisposed,oflongexperiencewithcriminals,andinclinedtodealkindlywithkindlytemperamentandaformofreligiousbeliefQuakerismhadinclinedhimtobemerciful,andyethisofficialduties,asCowperwoodlaterfoundout,seemedtohaveledhimtotheconclusionthatmostcriminalswereinnatelybad.LikeKendall,heregardedthemasweaklingsandne’er-do-wellswithevilstreaksinthem,andinthemainhewasnotmistaken.Yethecouldnothelpbeingwhathewas,afatherly,kindlyoldman,havingfaithinthoseshibbolethsoftheweakandinexperiencedmentallyhumanjusticeandhumandecency.

           "Yes,I’mhere,Mr.Chapin,"Cowperwoodreplied,simply,rememberinghisnamefromtheattendant,andflatteringthekeeperbytheuseofit.

           TooldChapinthesituationwasmoreorlesspuzzling.ThiswasthefamousFrankA.Cowperwoodwhomhehadreadabout,thenotedbankerandtreasury-looter.

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