Финансист

Chapter LVII

           Allofthemcouldhonestlyclaimthattheyhadnotsomuchtospare.Ifhehadgoodsecuritytoofferyes;butifhehadgoodsecurityhewouldnotneedtogotothematall.ThemanwhowouldhaveactuallyhelpedhimifhehadonlyknownwasFrankA.Cowperwood.Stenercouldhaveconfessedhismistake,asCowperwoodsawit,andCowperwoodwouldhavegivenhimthemoneygladly,withoutanythoughtofreturn.Butbyhispoorunderstandingofhumannature,StenerconsideredthatCowperwoodmustbeanenemyofhis,andhewouldnothavehadeitherthecourageorthebusinessjudgmenttoapproachhim.

           DuringhisincarcerationCowperwoodhadbeenslowlyaccumulatingalittlemoneythroughWingate.HehadpaidStegerconsiderablesumsfromtimetotime,untilthatworthyfinallydecidedthatitwouldnotbefairtotakeanymore.

           "Ifeveryougetonyourfeet,Frank,"hesaid,"youcanremembermeifyouwantto,butIdon’tthinkyou’llwantto.It’sbeennothingbutlose,lose,loseforyouthroughme.I’llundertakethismatterofgettingthatappealtotheGovernorwithoutanychargeonmypart.AnythingIcandoforyoufromnowonisfreegratisfornothing."

           "Oh,don’ttalknonsense,Harper,"repliedCowperwood."Idon’tknowofanybodythatcouldhavedonebetterwithmycase.Certainlythereisn’tanybodythatIwouldhavetrustedasmuch.Idon’tlikelawyersyouknow."

           "Yeswell,"saidSteger,"they’vegotnothingonfinanciers,sowe’llcalliteven.

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