Финансист

Chapter LIII

           ThiswashisauthorityforreceivingCowperwood.InhisturnhehandedZandersaslip,showingthathehadsoreceivedtheprisoner;andthenZandersleft,receivinggratefullythetipwhichCowperwoodpressedinhishand.

           "Well,good-by,Mr.Cowperwood,"hesaid,withapeculiartwistofhisdetective-likehead."I’msorry.Ihopeyouwon’tfinditsobadhere."

           Hewantedtoimpressthereceivingoverseerwithhisfamiliaritywiththisdistinguishedprisoner,andCowperwood,truetohispolicyofmake-believe,shookhandswithhimcordially.

           "I’mmuchobligedtoyouforyourcourtesy,Mr.Zanders,"hesaid,thenturnedtohisnewmasterwiththeairofamanwhoisdeterminedtomakeagoodimpression.Hewasnowinthehandsofpettyofficials,heknew,whocouldmodifyorincreasehiscomfortatwill.Hewantedtoimpressthismanwithhisutterwillingnesstocomplyandobeyhissenseofrespectforhisauthoritywithoutinanywaydemeaninghimself.Hewasdepressedbutefficient,evenhereintheclutchofthateventualmachineofthelaw,theStatepenitentiary,whichhehadbeenstrugglingsohardtoevade.

           Thereceivingoverseer,RogerKendall,thoughthinandclerical,wasarathercapableman,asprisonofficialsgoshrewd,notparticularlywelleducated,notover-intelligentnaturally,notover-industrious,butsufficientlyenergetictoholdhisposition.

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