Финансист

Chapter LIII

           

           "Youwillhavetotakeoffyourclothesandtakeabath,"saidKendalltoCowperwood,eyeinghimcuriously."Idon’tsupposeyouneedone,butit’stherule."

           "Thankyou,"repliedCowperwood,pleasedthathispersonalitywascountingforsomethingevenhere."Whatevertherulesare,Iwanttoobey."

           Whenhestartedtotakeoffhiscoat,however,Kendallputuphishanddelayinglyandtappedabell.Therenowissuedfromanadjoiningroomanassistant,aprisonservitor,aweird-lookingspecimenofthegenus"trusty."Hewasasmall,dark,lopsidedindividual,onelegbeingslightlyshorter,andthereforeoneshoulderlower,thantheother.Hewashollow-chested,squint-eyed,andrathershambling,butspryenoughwithal.Hewasdressedinathin,poorlymade,baggysuitofstripedjeans,theprisonstripesoftheplace,showingasoftroll-collarshirtunderneath,andwearingalarge,wide-stripedcap,peculiarlyoffensiveinitssizeandshapetoCowperwood.Hecouldnothelpthinkinghowuncannytheman’ssquinteyeslookedunderitsstraightoutstandingvisor.Thetrustyhadasilly,sycophanticmannerofraisingonehandinsalute.Hewasaprofessional"second-storyman,""up"fortenyears,butbydintofgoodbehaviorhehadattainedtothehonorofworkingaboutthisofficewithoutthedegradinghoodcustomaryforprisonerstowearoverthecap.Forthishewasproperlygrateful.

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