Финансист

Chapter XLII

           Cowperwoodhadfailedtherehadbeenoverninetythousanddollars’worthofcertificatesofcityloaninthebank’spossessionwhichMrCowperwoodhadsentthereascollateral.Shannon,oncross-examination,triedtofindoutforthesakeoftheeffectonthejury,whetherMr.DavisonwasnotforsomeulteriormotiveespeciallyfavorabletoCowperwood.Itwasnotpossibleforhimtodothat.Stegerfollowed,anddidhisbesttorenderthefavorablepointsmadebyMr.DavisoninCowperwood’sbehalfperfectlycleartothejurybyhavinghimrepeatthem.Shannonobjected,ofcourse,butitwasofnouse.Stegermanagedtomakehispoint.

           HenowdecidedtohaveCowperwoodtakethestand,andatthementionofhisnameinthisconnectionthewholecourtroombristled.

           Cowperwoodcameforwardbrisklyandquickly.Hewassocalm,sojaunty,sodefiantoflife,andyetsocourteoustoit.Theselawyers,thisjury,thisstraw-and-waterjudge,thesemachinationsoffate,didnotbasicallydisturborhumbleorweakenhim.Hesawthroughthementalequipmentofthejuryatonce.HewantedtoassisthiscounselindisturbingandconfusingShannon,buthisreasontoldhimthatonlyanindestructiblefabricoffactorseemingwoulddoit.Hebelievedinthefinancialrightnessofthethinghehaddone.Hewasentitledtodoit.Lifewaswarparticularlyfinanciallife;andstrategywasitskeynote,itsduty,itsnecessity.

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