Финансист

Chapter XL

           Itwasmadeupinthemainofmanagers,agents,tradesmen,editors,engineers,architects,furriers,grocers,travelingsalesmen,authors,andeveryotherkindofworkingcitizenwhoseexperiencehadfittedhimforserviceinproceedingsofthischaracter.Rarelywouldyouhavefoundamanofgreatdistinction;butveryfrequentlyagroupofmenwhowerepossessedofnosmallmodicumofthatinterestingqualityknownashardcommonsense.

           ThroughoutallthisCowperwoodsatquietlyexaminingthemen.Ayoungflorist,withapaleface,awidespeculativeforehead,andanemichands,struckhimasbeingsufficientlyimpressionabletohispersonalcharmtobeworthwhile.HewhisperedasmuchtoSteger.TherewasashrewdJew,afurrier,whowaschallengedbecausehehadreadallofthenewsofthepanicandhadlosttwothousanddollarsinstreet-railwaystocks.Therewasastoutwholesalegrocer,withredcheeks,blueeyes,andflaxenhair,whoCowperwoodsaidhethoughtwasstubborn.Hewaseliminated.Therewasathin,dappermanagerofasmallretailclothingstore,veryanxioustobeexcused,whodeclared,falsely,thathedidnotbelieveinswearingbytheBible.JudgePayderson,eyeinghimseverely,lethimgo.ThereweresometenmoreinallmenwhoknewofCowperwood,menwhoadmittedtheywereprejudiced,menwhowerehideboundRepublicansandresentfulofthiscrime,menwhoknewStenerwhowerepleasantlyeliminated.

           Bytwelveo’clock,however,ajuryreasonablysatisfactorytobothsideshadbeenchosen.

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