Финансист

Chapter XLIII

           Can’tyouhearhimsuggestingthis?Can’tyouseehim?

           "GeorgeW.Stenerwasapoorman,comparativelyaverypoorman,whenhefirstbecamecitytreasurer.Allhehadwasasmallreal-estateandinsurancebusinesswhichbroughthimin,say,twenty-fivehundreddollarsayear.Hehadawifeandfourchildrentosupport,andhehadneverhadtheslightesttasteofwhatforhimmightbecalledluxuryorcomfort.ThencomesMr.Cowperwoodathisrequest,tobesure,butonanerrandwhichheldnotheoryofevilgainsinMr.Stener’smindatthetimeandproposeshisgrandschemeofmanipulatingallthecityloantotheirmutualadvantage.Doyouyourselvesthink,gentlemen,fromwhatyouhaveseenofGeorgeW.Stenerhereonthewitness-stand,thatitwashewhoproposedthisplanofill-gottenwealthtothatgentlemanoverthere?"

           HepointedtoCowperwood.

           "Doeshelooktoyoulikeamanwhowouldbeabletotellthatgentlemananythingaboutfinanceorthiswonderfulmanipulationthatfollowed?Iaskyou,doeshelookcleverenoughtosuggestallthesubtletiesbywhichthesetwosubsequentlymadesomuchmoney?Why,thestatementofthismanCowperwoodmadetohiscreditorsatthetimeofhisfailurehereafewweeksagoshowedthatheconsideredhimselftobeworthoveronemilliontwohundredandfiftythousanddollars,andheisonlyalittleoverthirty-fouryearsoldto-day.

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