Финансист

Chapter VII

           Abrotherofhers,DavidWiggin,undertookforthetimebeingtoruntheshoebusinessforher.Therewasnowill,butinthefinaladjustment,whichincludedthesaleoftheshoebusiness,therebeingnodesireonanybody’sparttocontestherrighttoalltheproperty,shereceivedovereighteenthousanddollars.ShecontinuedtoresideintheFrontStreethouse,andwasconsideredacharmingandinterestingwidow.

           ThroughoutthisprocedureyoungCowperwood,onlytwentyyearsofage,wasquietlymanifest.Hecalledduringtheillness.Heattendedthefuneral.Hehelpedherbrother,DavidWiggin,disposeoftheshoebusiness.Hecalledonceortwiceafterthefuneral,thenstayedawayforaconsiderabletime.Infivemonthshereappeared,andthereafterhewasacalleratstatedintervalsperiodsofaweekortendays.

           Again,itwouldbehardtosaywhathesawinSemple.Herprettiness,wax-likeinitsquality,fascinatedhim;herindifferencearousedperhapshiscombativesoul.Hecouldnothaveexplainedwhy,buthewantedherinanurgent,passionateway.Hecouldnotthinkofherreasonably,andhedidnottalkofhermuchtoanyone.Hisfamilyknewthathewenttoseeher,buttherehadgrownupintheCowperwoodfamilyadeeprespectforthementalforceofFrank.Hewasgenial,cheerful,gayatmosttimes,withoutbeingtalkative,andhewasdecidedlysuccessful.Everybodyknewhewasmakingmoneynow.Hissalarywasfiftydollarsaweek,andhewascertainsoontogetmore.

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