Финансист

Chapter XXIII

           Thecitytreasurerwasinvolvedwithhimtotheextentofnearlyfivehundredthousanddollars,andexposureofthatwouldcreateascandal;theStatetreasurerfortwohundredthousand.Thereweresmallaccounts,hundredsofthem,rangingfromonehundreddollarsuptofiveandtenthousand.Apanicwouldmeannotonlyawithdrawalofdepositsandacallingofloans,butaheavydepressionofsecurities.Howcouldherealizeonhissecurities?thatwasthequestionhowwithoutsellingsomanypointsoffthathisfortunewouldbesweptawayandhewouldberuined?

           Hefiguredbrisklythewhilehewavedadieutohisfriends,whohurriedaway,struckwiththeirownpredicament.

           "Youhadbettergoonouttothehouse,father,andI’llsendsometelegrams."(Thetelephonehadnotyetbeeninvented.)"I’llberightoutandwe’llgointothisthingtogether.Itlookslikeblackweathertome.Don’tsayanythingtoanyoneuntilafterwehavehadourtalk;thenwecandecidewhattodo."

           Cowperwood,Sr.,wasalreadypluckingathisside-whiskersinaconfusedandtroubledway.Hewascogitatingastowhatmighthappentohimincasehissonfailed,forhewasdeeplyinvolvedwithhim.Hewasalittlegrayinhiscomplexionnow,frightened,forhehadalreadystrainedmanypointsinhisaffairstoaccommodatehisson.

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