Финансист

Chapter XXIII

           Butler,Mollenhauer,andSimpson,heknew,mademoneyoutofcontracts—legalenough,thoughtheymightbelookeduponasrankfavoritism—andalsooutofvastsumsofmoneycollectedintheshapeoftaxes—landtaxes,watertaxes,etc.—whichweredepositedinthevariousbanksdesignatedbythesemenandothersaslegaldepositoriesforcitymoney.Thebankssupposedlycarriedthecity’smoneyintheirvaultsasafavor,withoutpayinginterestofanykind,andthenreinvestedit—forwhom?Cowperwoodhadnocomplainttomake,forhewasbeingwelltreated,butthesemencouldscarcelyexpecttomonopolizeallthecity’sbenefits.HedidnotknoweitherMollenhauerorSimpsonpersonally—butheknewtheyaswellasButlerhadmademoneyoutofhisownmanipulationofcityloan.Also,Butlerwasmostfriendlytohim.Itwasnotunreasonableforhimtothink,inacrisislikethis,thatifworstcametoworst,hecouldmakeacleanbreastofittoButlerandreceiveaid.IncasehecouldnotgetthroughsecretlywithStener’shelp,Cowperwoodmadeuphismindthathewoulddothis.

           Hisfirstmove,hedecided,wouldbetogoatoncetoStener’shouseanddemandtheloanofanadditionalthreeorfourhundredthousanddollars.Stenerhadalwaysbeenverytractable,andinthisinstancewouldseehowimportantitwasthathisshortageofhalfamillionshouldnotbemadepublic.Thenhemustgetasmuchmoreaspossible.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 254 из 773