Финансист

Chapter LIV

           

           AlthoughStrobikhadbeenoneofthosewho,underpressurefromMollenhauer,hadadvisedStenernottoletCowperwoodhaveanymoremoney,yetherehewaspointingoutthefollyofthevictim’scourse.Thethoughtoftheinconsistencyinvolveddidnottroublehimintheleast.

           Desmasdecided,therefore,thatifCowperwoodwerepersonanongratatothe"BigThree,"itmightbenecessarytobeindifferenttohim,oratleastslowinextendinghimanyspecialfavors.ForSteneragoodchair,cleanlinen,specialcutleryanddishes,thedailypapers,privilegesinthematterofmail,thevisitsoffriends,andthelike.ForCowperwoodwell,hewouldhavetolookatCowperwoodandseewhathethought.Atthesametime,Steger’sintercessionswerenotwithouttheireffectonDesmas.SothemorningafterCowperwood’sentrancethewardenreceivedaletterfromTerrenceRelihan,theHarrisburgpotentate,indicatingthatanykindnessshowntoMr.Cowperwoodwouldbedulyappreciatedbyhim.UponthereceiptofthisletterDesmaswentupandlookedthroughCowperwood’sirondoor.OnthewayhehadabrieftalkwithChapin,whotoldhimwhatanicemanhethoughtCowperwoodwas.

           DesmashadneverseenCowperwoodbefore,butinspiteoftheshabbyuniform,theclogshoes,thecheapshirt,andthewretchedcell,hewasimpressed.

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