Финансист

Chapter XXIV

           "Asamatteroffact,it’sagreatdealaboutfivehundredthousanddollars.Ifthatshouldbecomeknown,itwouldbemakin’agooddealofnoise,I’mthinkin’."

           "Whew!"exclaimedOweninastonishment."Fivehundredthousanddollars!GoodLord,father!DoyoumeantosayStenerhasgotawaywithfivehundredthousanddollars?Why,Iwouldn’tthinkhewascleverenoughtodothat.Fivehundredthousanddollars!Itwillmakeanicerowifthatcomesout."

           "Aisy,now!Aisy,now!"repliedButler,doinghisbesttokeepallphasesofthesituationinmind."Wecan’ttellexactlywhatthecircumstanceswereyet.Hemayn’thavemeanttotakesomuch.Itmayallcomeoutallrightyet.Themoney’sinvested.Cowperwoodhasn’tfailedyet.Itmaybeputback.Thethingtobesettledonnowiswhetheranythingcanbedonetosavehim.Ifhe’stellin’methetruthandIneverknewhimtoliehecangetoutofthisifstreet-railwaystocksdon’tbreaktooheavyinthemornin’.I’mgoingovertoseeHenryMollenhauerandMarkSimpson.They’reinonthis.CowperwoodwantedmetoseeifIcouldn’tgetthemtogetthebankerstogetherandhavethemstandbythemarket.Hethoughtwemightprotectourloansbycomin’onandbuyin’andholdin’uptheprice."

           OwenwasrunningswiftlyinhismindoverCowperwood’saffairsasmuchasheknewofthem.Hefeltkeenlythatthebankeroughttobeshakenout.Thisdilemmawashisfault,notStener’shefelt.

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