Финансист

Chapter LII

           Thesentenceofthecourtis,therefore,thatyoupayafineoffivethousanddollarstothecommonwealthfortheuseofthecounty"—PaydersonknewwellenoughthatStenercouldneverpaythatsum"andthatyouundergoimprisonmentintheStatePenitentiaryfortheEasternDistrict,byseparateandsolitaryconfinementatlabor,fortheperiodoffouryearsandninemonths,andthatyoustandcommitteduntilthissentenceiscompliedwith."HelaiddownthebriefsandrubbedhischinreflectivelywhilebothCowperwoodandStenerwerehurriedout.Butlerwasthefirsttoleaveafterthesentencequitesatisfied.Seeingthatallwasoversofarasshewasconcerned,Aileenstolequicklyout;andafterher,inafewmoments,Cowperwood’sfatherandbrothers.Theyweretoawaithimoutsideandgowithhimtothepenitentiary.Theremainingmembersofthefamilywereathomeeagerlyawaitingintelligenceofthemorning’swork,andJosephCowperwoodwasatoncedespatchedtotellthem.

           Thedayhadnowbecomecloudy,lowery,anditlookedasiftheremightbesnow.EddieZanders,whohadbeengivenallthepapersinthecase,announcedthattherewasnoneedtoreturntothecountyjail.InconsequencethefiveofthemZanders,Steger,Cowperwood,hisfather,andEdwardgotintoastreet-carwhichrantowithinafewblocksoftheprison.WithinhalfanhourtheywereatthegatesoftheEasternPenitentiary.

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