Финансист

Chapter XXIX

           Iamentitledtothatcheckandcouldhavecollecteditinanyqualifiedcourtoflaw.Themanhasgoneoutofhishead.Ihaven’tfailedyet.Youarenotinanydangerofanylegalproceedings;andifyouare,I’llhelpdefendyou.Ican’tgiveyouthecheckbackbecauseIhaven’tittogive;andifIhad,Iwouldn’t.Thatwouldbeallowingafooltomakeafoolofme.I’msorry,very,butIcan’tdoanythingforyou."

           "Oh,Mr.Cowperwood!"TearswereinStires’seyes."He’lldischargeme!He’llforfeitmysureties.I’llbeturnedoutintothestreet.Ihaveonlyalittlepropertyofmyownoutsideofmysalary!"

           Hewrunghishands,andCowperwoodshookhisheadsadly.

           "Thisisn’tasbadasyouthink,Albert.Hewon’tdowhathesays.Hecan’t.It’sunfairandillegal.Youcanbringsuitandrecoveryoursalary.I’llhelpyouinthatasmuchasI’mable.ButIcan’tgiveyoubackthissixty-thousand-dollarcheck,becauseIhaven’tittogive.Icouldn’tifIwantedto.Itisn’thereanymore.I’vepaidforthesecuritiesIboughtwithit.Thesecuritiesarenothere.They’reinthesinking-fund,orwillbe."

           Hepaused,wishinghehadnotmentionedthatfact.Itwasaslipofthetongue,oneofthefewheevermade,duetothepeculiarpressureofthesituation.Stirespleadedlonger.Itwasnouse,Cowperwoodtoldhim.Finallyhewentaway,crestfallen,fearsome,broken.Thereweretearsofsufferinginhiseyes.Cowperwoodwasverysorry.

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