strong manipulator of this kind—the more since he was not one himself, and most of those that he did know were thin-blooded and squeamish.
"Let me take this," he said. "I'll see you next Monday again if you wish. Come Monday."
Cowperwood got up. "I thought I'd come and talk to you direct, Mr. McKenty," he said, "and now I'm glad that I did. You will find, if you will take the trouble to look into this matter, that it is just as I represent it. There is a very great deal of money here in one way and another, though it will take some little time to work it out."
Mr. McKenty saw the point. "Yes," he said, sweetly, "to be sure."
They looked into each other's eyes as they shook hands.
"I'm not sure but you haven't hit upon a very good idea here," concluded McKenty, sympathetically. "A very good idea, indeed. Come and see me again next Monday, or about that time, and I'll let you know what I think. Come any time you have anything else you want of me. I'll always be glad to see you. It's a fine night, isn't it?" he added, looking out as they neared the door. "A nice moon that!" he added. A sickle moon was in the sky. "Good night."
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