Фінансист

Chapter XXXIX

           Itwouldbethesameinyourcase,ifyouwereconvicted.Theycouldn’tkeepyouinandlethimout.Butitwillnevergetthatfar—takemywordforit.We’llwinbeforeajury,orwe’llreversethejudgmentofconvictionbeforetheStateSupremeCourt,certain.Thosefivejudgesuptherearenotgoingtosustainanysuchpoppycockideaasthis."

           Stegeractuallybelievedwhathesaid,andCowperwoodwaspleased.Thusfartheyounglawyerhaddoneexcellentlywellinallofhiscases.Still,hedidnotliketheideaofbeinghunteddownbyButler.Itwasaseriousmatter,andoneofwhichStegerwastotallyunaware.Cowperwoodcouldneverquiteforgetthatinlisteningtohislawyer’soptimisticassurances.

           Theactualbeginningofthetrialfoundalmostalloftheinhabitantsofthiscityofsixhundredthousand"keyedup."NoneofthewomenofCowperwood’sfamilywerecomingintocourt.Hehadinsistedthatthereshouldbenofamilydemonstrationforthenewspaperstocommentupon.Hisfatherwascoming,forhemightbeneededasawitness.AileenhadwrittenhimtheafternoonbeforesayingshehadreturnedfromWestChesterandwishinghimluck.Shewassoanxioustoknowwhatwastobecomeofhimthatshecouldnotstayawayanylongerandhadreturned—nottogotothecourtroom,forhedidnotwanthertodothat,buttobeasnearaspossiblewhenhisfatewasdecided,adverselyorotherwise.Shewantedtorunandcongratulatehimifhewon,ortoconsolewithhimifhelost.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 486 з 773