Финансист

Chapter XIV

           Ofcourse,thistheoryoffinancewasnotpubliclysanctioned,butitwasknownpoliticallyandjournalistically,andinhighfinance.Howwereyoutostopit?

           Cowperwood,inapproachingEdwardMaliaButler,hadbeenunconsciouslyletinonthisatmosphereoferraticandunsatisfactoryspeculationwithoutreallyknowingit.WhenhehadlefttheofficeofTighe&Co.,sevenyearsbefore,itwaswiththeideathathenceforthandforeverhewouldhavenothingtodowiththestock-brokerageproposition;butnowbeholdhimbackinitagain,withmorevimthanhehadeverdisplayed,fornowhewasworkingforhimself,thefirmofCowperwood&Co.,andhewaseagertosatisfytheworldofnewandpowerfulindividualswhobydegreesweredriftingtohim.Allhadalittlemoney.Allhadtips,andtheywantedhimtocarrycertainlinesofstockonmarginforthem,becausehewasknowntootherpoliticalmen,andbecausehewassafe.Andthiswastrue.Hewasnot,oratleastuptothistimehadnotbeen,aspeculatororagambleronhisownaccount.Infactheoftensoothedhimselfwiththethoughtthatinalltheseyearshehadnevergambledforhimself,buthadalwaysactedstrictlyforothersinstead.ButnowherewasGeorgeW.Stenerwithapropositionwhichwasnotquitethesamethingasstock-gambling,andyetitwas.

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