Финансист

Chapter LIII

           Itwasagrimtheory,andyetonedefinitelyenforcedhere,althoughashewastolearnlatereventhiscouldbemodifiedhere.

           "You’llhavetoputthison,"Kubysaid,andopeneditinsuchawaythatitcouldbeputoverCowperwood’shead.

           Cowperwoodunderstood.Hehadheardofitinsomeway,intimespast.Hewasalittleshockedlookedatitfirstwithatouchofrealsurprise,butamomentafterliftedhishandsandhelpedpullitdown.

           "Nevermind,"cautionedtheguard,"putyourhandsdown.I’llgetitover."

           Cowperwooddroppedhisarms.Whenitwasfullyon,itcametoabouthischest,givinghimlittlemeansofseeinganything.Hefeltverystrange,veryhumiliated,verydowncast.Thissimplethingofablue-and-whitestripedbagoverhisheadalmostcosthimhissenseofself-possession.Whycouldnottheyhavesparedhimthislastindignity,hethought?

           "Thisway,"saidhisattendant,andhewasledouttowherehecouldnotsay.

           "Ifyouholditoutinfrontyoucanseetowalk,"saidhisguide;andCowperwoodpulleditout,thusbeingabletodiscernhisfeetandaportionofthefloorbelow.Hewasthusconductedseeingnothinginhistransitdownashortwalk,thenthroughalongcorridor,thenthrougharoomofuniformedguards,andfinallyupanarrowflightofironsteps,leadingtotheoverseer’sofficeonthesecondfloorofoneofthetwo-tierblocks.There,heheardthevoiceofKubysaying:"Mr.

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