Финансист

Chapter XXV

           Iwouldn’ttrytogetanymoremoneyoutofStenerifIwereyou.It’sprettybadasitis."

           Cowperwoodsawatoncethathewastogetnoaidfromthepoliticians.TheonethingthatdisturbedhimwasthisreferencetoStener.Hadtheyalreadycommunicatedwithhimwarnedhim?Ifso,hisowncomingtoButlerhadbeenabadmove;andyetfromthepointofviewofhispossiblefailureonthemorrowithadbeenadvisable.Atleastnowthepoliticiansknewwherehestood.IfhegotinaverytightcornerhewouldcometoButleragainthepoliticianscouldassisthimornot,astheychose.Iftheydidnothelphimandhefailed,andtheelectionwerelost,itwastheirownfault.Anyhow,ifhecouldseeStenerfirstthelatterwouldnotbesuchafoolastostandinhisownlightinacrisislikethis.

           "Thingslookratherdarkto-night,Mr.Butler,"hesaid,smartly,"butIstillthinkI’llcomethrough.Ihopeso,anyhow.I’msorrytohaveputyoutosomuchtrouble.Iwish,ofcourse,thatyougentlemencouldseeyourwaycleartoassistme,butifyoucan’t,youcan’t.IhaveanumberofthingsthatIcando.Ihopethatyouwillleaveyourloanaslongasyoucan."

           Hewentbrisklyout,andButlermeditated."Acleveryoungchapthat,"hesaid."It’stoobad.Buthemaycomeoutallrightatthat."

           Cowperwoodhurriedtohisownhomeonlytofindhisfatherawakeandbrooding.

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