Финансист

Chapter XVI

           Thepoliticiansdidnotrealizewhatabonanzahewasmakingofitallforhimself,becausetheywereasyetunawareofthesubtletyofhismind.WhenStenertoldhim,aftertalkingthematteroverwiththemayor,Strobik,andothersthathewouldformally,duringthecourseoftheyear,setoveronthecity’sbooksallofthetwomillionsincityloan,Cowperwoodwassilentbutwithdelight.Twomillions!Histoplaywith!Hehadbeencalledinasafinancialadviser,andhehadgivenhisadviceandithadbeentaken!Well.Hewasnotamanwhoinherentlywastroubledwithconscientiousscruples.Atthesametimehestillbelievedhimselffinanciallyhonest.Hewasnosharperorshrewderthananyotherfinanciercertainlynosharperthananyotherwouldbeifhecould.

           ItshouldbenotedherethatthispropositionofStener’sinregardtocitymoneyhadnoconnectionwiththeattitudeoftheprincipalleadersinlocalpoliticsinregardtostreet-railwaycontrol,whichwasanewandintriguingphaseofthecity’sfinanciallife.Manyoftheleadingfinanciersandfinancier-politicianswereinterestedinthat.Forinstance,Messrs.Mollenhauer,Butler,andSimpsonwereinterestedinstreet-railwaysseparatelyontheirownaccount.Therewasnounderstandingbetweenthemonthisscore.Iftheyhadthoughtatallonthemattertheywouldhavedecidedthattheydidnotwantanyoutsidertointerfere.

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