Финансист

Chapter LV

           Ifyouwantanybodytocomehere,justwrite’emanoteandgiveittome,andtell’emtoaskformewhentheycome.That’llget’eminallright.Whentheygethereyoucantalkto’eminyourcell.See!OnlywhenItaptheyhavetocomeout.Youwanttorememberthat.Sojustyouletmeknow."

           Cowperwoodwasexceedinglygrateful.Hesaidsoindirect,choicelanguage.ItoccurredtohimatoncethatthiswasAileen’sopportunity,andthathecouldnownotifyhertocome.Ifsheveiledherselfsufficientlyshewouldprobablybesafeenough.Hedecidedtowriteher,andwhenWingatecamehegavehimalettertomail.

           Twodayslater,atthreeo’clockintheafternoonthetimeappointedbyhimAileencametoseehim.Shewasdressedingraybroadclothwithwhite-velvettrimmingsandcut-steelbuttonswhichglistenedlikesilver,andwore,asadditionalornaments,aswellasaprotectionagainstthecold,acap,stole,andmuffofsnow-whiteermine.Overthisratherstrikingcostumeshehadslippedalongdarkcircularcloak,whichshemeanttolayoffimmediatelyuponherarrival.Shehadmadeaverycarefultoiletastohershoes,gloves,hair,andthegoldornamentswhichshewore.Herfacewasconcealedbyathickgreenveil,asCowperwoodhadsuggested;andshearrivedatanhourwhen,asnearashehadbeenabletoprearrange,hewouldbealone.Wingateusuallycameatfour,afterbusiness,andStegerinthemorning,whenhecameatall.

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