Финансист

Chapter LIV

           Stegercalledineverydayfortwoorthreeweeks,andafterthesecondday,StephenWingate,ashisnewbusinessassociate,waspermittedtoseehimalsoonceeveryday,ifhewished,Desmasstated,thoughthelatterfelthewasstretchingapointinpermittingthissosoon.Bothofthesevisitsrarelyoccupiedmorethananhour,oranhourandahalf,andafterthatthedaywaslong.Hewastakenoutonseveraldaysonacourtorder,betweennineandfive,totestifyinthebankruptcyproceedingsagainsthim,whichcausedthetimeinthebeginningtopassquickly.

           Itwascurious,oncehewasinprison,safelyshutfromtheworldforaperiodofyearsapparently,howquicklyallthoughtofassistinghimdepartedfromthemindsofthosewhohadbeenmostfriendly.Hewasdone,somostofthemthought.Theonlythingtheycoulddonowwouldbetousetheirinfluencetogethimoutsometime;howsoon,theycouldnotguess.Beyondthattherewasnothing.Hewouldreallyneverbeofanygreatimportancetoanyoneanymore,orsotheythought.Itwasverysad,verytragic,buthewasgonehisplaceknewhimnot.

           "Abrightyoungman,that,"observedPresidentDavisonoftheGirardNational,onreadingofCowperwood’ssentenceandincarceration."Toobad!Toobad!Hemadeagreatmistake."

           Onlyhisparents,Aileen,andhiswifethelatterwithmingledfeelingsofresentmentandsorrowreallymissedhim.Aileen,becauseofhergreatpassionforhim,wassufferingmostofall.

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