Финансист

Chapter XXIII

           Inthisfirstcloudingofdisaster,hecouldnottellhowthingswouldeventuate.Hemeditatedonthisdesperately,buthewasnotpanic-stricken.Hisnaturallyeven-moldedfacewassetinfine,classiclines;hiseyeswereashardaschilledsteel.

           "Well,now,"exclaimedButler,returning,hiscountenancemanifestingadecidedlycomfortablerelationshipwiththeworldasatpresentconstituted."What’supwithyouto-night?Nawthin’wrong,Ihope.It’sbeentoofineaday."

           "Nothingveryserious,Ihopemyself,"repliedCowperwood,"ButIwanttotalkwithyouafewminutes,anyhow.Don’tyouthinkwehadbettergouptoyourroom?"

           "Iwasjustgoingtosaythat,"repliedButler"thecigarsareupthere."

           Theystartedfromthereception-roomtothestairs,Butlerprecedingandasthecontractormounted,Aileencameoutfromthedining-roominafrou-frouofsilk.Hersplendidhairwasdrawnupfromthebaseoftheneckandthelineoftheforeheadintosomequaintconvolutionswhichconstitutedareddish-goldcrown.Hercomplexionwasglowing,andherbarearmsandshouldersshonewhiteagainstthedarkredofhereveninggown.Sherealizedtherewassomethingwrong.

           "Oh,Mr.Cowperwood,howdoyoudo?"sheexclaimed,comingforwardandholdingoutherhandasherfatherwentonupstairs.Shewasdelayinghimdeliberatelyinordertohaveawordwithhimandthisboldactingwasforthebenefitoftheothers.

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