Chapter XII

           ItwastoEdwardMaliaButlerthatCowperwoodturnednow,somenineteenmonthslaterwhenhewasthinkingoftheinfluencethatmightbringhimanawardofaportionoftheStateissueofbonds.Butlercouldprobablybeinterestedtotakesomeofthemhimself,orcouldhelphimplacesome.HehadcometolikeCowperwoodverymuchandwasnowbeingcarriedonthelatter’sbooksasaprospectivepurchaseroflargeblocksofstocks.AndCowperwoodlikedthisgreatsolidIrishman.Helikedhishistory.HehadmetMrs.Butler,aratherfatandphlegmaticIrishwomanwithaworldofhardsensewhocarednothingatallforshowandwhostilllikedtogointothekitchenandsuperintendthecooking.HehadmetOwenandCallumButler,theboys,andAileenandNorah,thegirls.AileenwastheonewhohadboundedupthestepsthefirstdayhehadcalledattheButlerhouseseveralseasonsbefore.

           Therewasacozygrate-fireburninginButler’simprovisedprivateofficewhenCowperwoodcalled.Springwascomingon,buttheeveningswerecool.TheoldermaninvitedCowperwoodtomakehimselfcomfortableinoneofthelargeleatherchairsbeforethefireandthenproceededtolistentohisrecitalofwhathehopedtoaccomplish.

           "Well,now,thatisn’tsoeasy,"hecommentedattheend."YououghttoknowmoreaboutthatthanIdo.I’mnotafinancier,asyouwellknow."Andhegrinnedapologetically.

           "It’samatterofinfluence,"wentonCowperwood."Andfavoritism.ThatIknow.

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