There was great talk in the street as to who was to handle it--Drexel & Co.

and Jay Cooke & Co., of course.
Cowperwood pondered over this.

If he could handle a fraction of this great loan now--he could not possibly handle the whole of it, for he had not the necessary connections--he could add considerably to his reputation as a broker while making a tidy sum.

How much could he handle?
That was the question.

Who would take portions of it?
His father's bank?
Probably.