Финансист

Chapter XXV

           

           "Oh,theboysmustmakealittlesomethin’ontheside,"saidButler,cheerfully."Ithinkthey’vebeenbuyin’upstreet-railways,foronething."Hestuckhisthumbsinthearmholesofhisvest.BothMollenhauerandSimpsonsmiledwansmiles.

           "Quiteso,"saidMollenhauer.SenatorSimpsonmerelylookedthedeepthingsthathethought.

           He,too,wasthinkinghowuselessitwasforanyonetoapproachagroupofpoliticianswithapropositionlikethis,particularlyinacrisissuchasbidfairtooccur.HereflectedthatifheandButlerandMollenhauercouldgettogetherandpromiseCowperwoodprotectioninreturnforthesurrenderofhisstreet-railwayholdingsitwouldbeaverydifferentmatter.Itwouldbeveryeasyinthiscasetocarrythecitytreasuryloanalonginsilenceandevenissuemoremoneytosupportit;butitwasnotsure,inthefirstplace,thatCowperwoodcouldbemadetosurrenderhisstocks,andinthesecondplacethateitherButlerorMollenhauerwouldenterintoanysuchdealwithhim,Simpson.ButlerhadevidentlycomeheretosayagoodwordforCowperwood.Mollenhauerandhimselfweresilentrivals.Althoughtheyworkedtogetherpoliticallyitwastowardessentiallydifferentfinancialends.Theywerealliedinnooneparticularfinancialproposition,anymorethanMollenhauerandButlerwere.Andbesides,inallprobabilityCowperwoodwasnofool.HewasnotequallyguiltywithStener;thelatterhadloanedhimmoney.

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