Финансист

Chapter XXI

           

           "Don’taskmeanymoreaboutit,George,"hesaid,finally,ashesawthatthelatterwasbeginningtothinkastowhichlineitmightbe."Don’tsayanythingatallaboutit.Iwanttogetmyfactsexactlyright,andthenI’lltalktoyou.IthinkyouandIcandothisthingalittlelater,whenwegettheNorthPennsylvaniaschemeunderway.I’msorushedjustnowI’mnotsurethatIwanttoundertakeitatonce;butyoukeepquietandwe’llsee."Heturnedtowardhisdesk,andStenergotup.

           "I’llmakeanysizeddepositwithyouthatyouwish,themomentyouthinkyou’rereadytoact,Frank,"exclaimedStener,andwiththethoughtthatCowperwoodwasnotnearlyasanxioustodothisasheshouldbe,sincehecouldalwaysrelyonhim(Stener)whentherewasanythingreallyprofitableintheoffing.WhyshouldnottheableandwonderfulCowperwoodbeallowedtomakethetwoofthemrich?"JustnotifyStires,andhe’llsendyouacheck.Strobikthoughtweoughttoactprettysoon."

           "I’lltendtoit,George,"repliedCowperwood,confidently."Itwillcomeoutallright.Leaveittome."

           Stenerkickedhisstoutlegstostraightenhistrousers,andextendedhishand.Hestrolledoutinthestreetthinkingofthisnewscheme.Certainly,ifhecouldgetinwithCowperwoodrighthewouldbearichman,forCowperwoodwassosuccessfulandsocautious

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