Финансист

Chapter XLVIII

           IcangetthatdecisionreversedintheSupremeCourt,orIcangettheGovernortopardonmeafteratime,Ithink.I’mnotgoingtorunaway,andeverybodyknowsI’mnot.Thesepeoplewhothinktheyhavemedownhaven’tgotonecornerofmewhipped.I’llgetoutofthisthingafterawhile,andwhenIdoI’llshowsomeofthesepettylittlepoliticianswhatitmeanstoputuparealfight.They’llnevergetadamneddollaroutofmenownotadollar!Ididintendtopaythatfivehundredthousanddollarssometimeiftheyhadletmego.Nowtheycanwhistle!"

           Hesethisteethandhisgrayeyesfairlysnappedtheirdetermination.

           "Well,I’vedoneallIcan,Frank,"pleadedSteger,sympathetically."You’lldomethejusticetosaythatIputupthebestfightIknewhow.Imaynotknowhowyou’llhavetoanswerforthatbutwithinmylimitsI’vedonethebestIcan.Icandoafewthingsmoretocarrythisthingon,ifyouwantmeto,butI’mgoingtoleaveittoyounow.Whateveryousaygoes."

           "Don’ttalknonsenseatthisstage,Harper,"repliedCowperwoodalmosttestily."IknowwhetherI’msatisfiedornot,andI’dsoontellyouifIwasn’t.IthinkyoumightaswellgoonandseeifyoucanfindsomedefinitegroundsforcarryingittotheSupremeCourt,butmeanwhileI’llbeginmysentence.IsupposePaydersonwillbenamingadaytohavemebroughtbeforehimnowshortly."

           "Itdependsonhowyou’dliketohaveit,Frank.

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