Финансист

Chapter XXXIV

           Thecommitteeisalsoinformed,onwhatitbelievestobegoodauthority,thattheloanssoldbythebrokerwereaccountedforinthemonthlysettlementsatthelowestpricescurrentduringthemonth,andthatthedifferencebetweenthisrateandthatactuallyrealizedwasdividedbetweenthetreasurerandthebroker,thusmakingittotheinterestofbothpartiesto‘bear’themarketatsometimeduringthemonth,soastoobtainalowquotationforsettlement.Nevertheless,thecommitteecanonlyregardtheprosecutioninstitutedagainstthebroker,Mr.Cowperwood,asanefforttodivertpublicattentionfrommoreguiltypartieswhilethoseconcernedmaybeableto‘fix’matterstosuitthemselves."

           "There,"thoughtAileen,whenshereadit,"thereyouhaveit."ThesepoliticiansherfatheramongthemasshegatheredafterhisconversationwithherweretryingtoputtheblameoftheirownevildeedsonherFrank.Hewasnotnearlyasbadashewaspainted.Thereportsaidso.Shegloatedoverthewords"anefforttodivertpublicattentionfrommoreguiltyparties."ThatwasjustwhatherFrankhadbeentellingherinthosehappy,privatehourswhentheyhadbeentogetherrecentlyinoneplaceandanother,particularlythenewrendezvousinSouthSixthStreetwhichhehadestablished,sincetheoldonehadtobeabandoned.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 415 из 773