Финансист

Chapter XLVIII

           Allthathecoulddonowinconnectionwithhisaffairs,unlesshecouldhavemonthsoffreedom,couldbeaswelladjustedfromaprisoncellasfromhisThirdStreetofficenotquite,butnearlyso.Anyhow,whyparley?Hewasfacingaprisonterm,andhemightaswellacceptitwithoutfurtherado.Hemighttakeadayortwofinallytolookafterhisaffairs;butbeyondthat,whybother?

           "When,intheordinarycourseofevents,ifyoudidnothingatall,wouldIcomeupforsentence?"

           "Oh,FridayorMonday,Ifancy,"repliedSteger."Idon’tknowwhatmoveShannonisplanningtomakeinthismatter.IthoughtI’dwalkaroundandseehiminalittlewhile."

           "Ithinkyou’dbetterdothat,"repliedCowperwood."FridayorMondaywillsuitme,eitherway.I’mreallynotparticular.BettermakeitMondayifyoucan.Youdon’tsupposethereisanywayyoucaninduceJasperstokeephishandsoffuntilthen?HeknowsI’mperfectlyresponsible."

           "Idon’tknow,Frank,I’msure;I’llsee.I’llgoaroundandtalktohimto-night.Perhapsahundreddollarswillmakehimrelaxtherigorofhisrulesthatmuch."

           Cowperwoodsmiledgrimly.

           "IfancyahundreddollarswouldmakeJaspersrelaxawholelotofrules,"hereplied,andhegotuptogo.

           Stegerarosealso."I’llseeboththesepeople,andthenI’llcallaroundatyourhouse.You’llbein,willyou,afterdinner?"

           "Yes"

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