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Chapter XLIII

           ?Ifhehad,wasthereanythingcriminalinitfromabusinesspointofview?Isn’tamanentitledtoborrowmoneyfromanysourcehecanatthelowestpossiblerateofinterest?DidMr.StenerhavetoloanittoMr.Cowperwoodifhedidnotwantto?Asamatteroffactdidn’thetestifyhereto-daythathepersonallyhadsentforMr.Cowperwoodinthefirstplace?Why,then,inHeaven’sname,thisexcitedchargeoflarceny,larcenyasbailee,embezzlement,embezzlementonacheck,etc.,etc.?

           "Oncemore,gentlemen,listen.I’lltellyouwhy.ThemenwhostoodbehindStener,andwhosebiddinghewasdoing,wantedtomakeapoliticalscapegoatofsomeoneofFrankAlgernonCowperwood,iftheycouldn’tgetanyoneelse.That’swhy.NootherreasonunderGod’sbluesky,notone.Why,ifMr.Cowperwoodneededmoremoneyjustatthattimetotidehimover,itwouldhavebeengoodpolicyforthemtohavegivenittohimandhushedthismatterup.Itwouldhavebeenillegalthoughnotanymoreillegalthananythingelsethathaseverbeendoneinthisconnectionbutitwouldhavebeensafer.Fear,gentlemen,fear,lackofcourage,inabilitytomeetagreatcrisiswhenagreatcrisisappears,wasallthatreallypreventedthemfromdoingthis.Theywereafraidtoplaceconfidenceinamanwhohadneverheretoforebetrayedtheirtrustandfromwhoseloyaltyandgreatfinancialabilitytheyandthecityhadbeenreapinglargeprofits.

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