Финансист

Chapter LI

           

           "Frank,"hesaidtohisnotablylackadaisicalsononthisoccasion,"aren’tyougoingtostraightenupandbeabig,strong,healthyfellow?Youdon’tplayenough.Yououghttogetinwithagangofboysandbealeader.Whydon’tyoufityourselfupagymnasiumsomewhereandseehowstrongyoucanget?"

           TheywereintheseniorCowperwood’ssitting-room,wheretheyhadallratherconsciouslygatheredonthisoccasion.

           Lillian,second,whowasontheothersideofthebiglibrarytablefromherfather,pausedtosurveyhimandherbrotherwithinterest.Bothhadbeencarefullyguardedagainstanyrealknowledgeoftheirfather’saffairsorhispresentpredicament.Hewasgoingawayonajourneyforaboutamonthorsotheyunderstood.LillianwasreadinginaChatterboxbookwhichhadbeengivenherthepreviousChristmas.

           "Hewon’tdoanything,"shevolunteered,lookingupfromherreadinginapeculiarlycriticalwayforher."Why,hewon’teverrunraceswithmewhenIwanthimto."

           "Aw,whowantstorunraceswithyou,anyhow?"returnedFrank,junior,sourly."Youcouldn’trunifIdidwanttorunwithyou."

           "Couldn’tI?"shereplied."Icouldbeatyou,allright."

           "Lillian!"pleadedhermother,withawarningsoundinhervoice.

           Cowperwoodsmiled,andlaidhishandaffectionatelyonhisson’shead."You’llbeallright,Frank,"hevolunteered,pinchinghisearlightly.

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