wanted to from the gang in Greenwich. For four years, the partners had held themselves aloof, picking off the best trades from each of the banks and not even trying to hide their smug superiority. Now the partners had the look of false prophets. The bankers felt taken—they had been so credulous. Several said the partners should be fired. Why give them the money? Allison and Corzine repeatedly broke away from the talks to give Meriwether updates (at least two banks were in on every phone call, to avoid the possibility of secret dealing). Meriwether sounded mortified to hear of the anger
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