Финансист

Chapter XLVIII

           Icouldgetastayofsentenceforaweekmaybe,ortendays,ifitwilldoyouanygood.Shannonwon’tmakeanyobjectiontothat,I’msure.There’sonlyonehitch.Jasperswillbearoundheretomorrowlookingforyou.It’shisdutytotakeyouintocustodyagain,oncehe’snotifiedthatyourappealhasbeendenied.He’llbewantingtolockyouupunlessyoupayhim,butwecanfixthat.Ifyoudowanttowait,andwantanytimeoff,Isupposehe’llarrangetoletyououtwithadeputy;butI’mafraidyou’llhavetostaytherenights.They’reprettystrictaboutthatsincethatAlbertsoncaseofafewyearsago."

           Stegerreferredtothecaseofanotedbankcashierwho,beingletoutofthecountyjailatnightintheallegedcustodyofadeputy,waspermittedtoescape.Therehadbeenemphaticandseverecondemnationofthesheriff’sofficeatthetime,andsincethen,reputeornorepute,moneyornomoney,convictedcriminalsweresupposedtostayinthecountyjailatnightatleast.

           Cowperwoodmeditatedthiscalmly,lookingoutofthelawyer’swindowintoSecondStreet.HedidnotmuchfearanythingthatmighthappentohiminJaspers’schargesincehisfirsttasteofthatgentleman’shospitality,althoughhedidobjecttospendingnightsinthecountyjailwhenhisgeneraltermofimprisonmentwasbeingreducednowhitthereby.

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