Финансист

Chapter XLV

           Hebegantothinkatoncewhathemustdo,howhemustacttocarryonhisbuiness,torehabilitatehimself;andashedidsohedressedandpulledthebell-cord,whichhadbeenindicatedtohim,andwhichwouldbringhimanattendantwhowouldbuildhimafireandlaterbringhimsomethingtoeat.Ashabbyprisonattendantinablueuniform,consciousofCowperwood’ssuperioritybecauseoftheroomheoccupied,laidwoodandcoalinthegrateandstartedafire,andlaterbroughthimhisbreakfast,whichwasanythingbutprisonfare,thoughpoorenoughatthat.

           Afterthathewascompelledtowaitinpatienceseveralhours,inspiteofthesheriff’sassumptionofsolicitousinterest,beforehisbrotherEdwardwasadmittedwithhisclothes.Anattendant,foraconsideration,broughthimthemorningpapers,andthese,exceptforthefinancialnews,hereadindifferently.LateintheafternoonStegerarrived,sayinghehadbeenbusyhavingcertainproceedingspostponed,butthathehadarrangedwiththesheriffforCowperwoodtobepermittedtoseesuchofthoseashadimportantbusinesswithhim.

           Bythistime,CowperwoodhadwrittenAileenundernocircumstancestotrytoseehim,ashewouldbeoutbythetenth,andthateitherthatday,orshortlyafter,theywouldmeet.Asheknew,shewantedgreatlytoseehim,buthehadreasontobelieveshewasundersurveillancebydetectivesemployedbyherfather.

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