Финансист

Chapter X

           Andthemenwhodidthemwerepowerfulandrespected.

           Thereweremanyhouses,aconstantlywideningcircle,thatfoundhimaverytrustworthyagentindisposingofnoteissuesornotepayment.Heseemedtoknowsoquicklywheretogotogetthemoney.Fromthefirsthemadeitaprincipletokeeptwentythousanddollarsincashonhandinordertobeabletotakeupapropositioninstantlyandwithoutdiscussion.So,oftenhewasabletosay,"Why,certainly,Icandothat,"whenotherwise,onthefaceofthings,hewouldnothavebeenabletodoso.Hewasaskedifhewouldnothandlecertainstocktransactionson‘change.Hehadnoseat,andheintendednottotakeanyatfirst;butnowhechangedhismind,andboughtone,notonlyinPhiladelphia,butinNewYorkalso.AcertainJosephZimmerman,adry-goodsmanforwhomhehadhandledvariousnoteissues,suggestedthatheundertakeoperatinginstreet-railwaysharesforhim,andthiswasthebeginningofhisreturntothefloor.

           Inthemeanwhilehisfamilylifewaschanginggrowing,onemighthavesaid,finerandmoresecure.Mrs.Cowperwoodhad,forinstance,beencompelledfromtimetotimetomakeasubtlereadjustmentofherpersonalrelationshipwithpeople,ashehadwithhis.WhenMr.Semplewasaliveshehadbeensociallyconnectedwithtradesmenprincipallyretailersandsmallwholesalersaveryfew.Someofthewomenofherownchurch,theFirstPresbyterian,werefriendlywithher.TherehadbeenchurchteasandsociableswhichsheandMr.

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