Sometimes he would even use his cigar to point at Jack Morgan.
Following John Davis's advice, Jack Morgan did not confront Ferdinand Pecora.
He smiled nervously, addressing Ferdinand Pecora as "Mr. Pecora," and at this moment, Jack Morgan seemed nothing like a magnate who swallowed the world whole.
He neither lost his temper nor flew into a rage.
The public saw a figure well-known to his friends and colleagues but unfamiliar to the public—a straightforward, amiable, yet shy and gentle banker.
"I would like to remove the part of my stammering from my answer to that question."
After answering a question, Jack Morgan made this request, "I'm not used to this form of inquiry, Mr. Pecora, and I often find it hard to express myself clearly!"
In the face of Jack Morgan's strategic retreat, Ferdinand Pecora was unmoved.
He maintained his own rhythm of judgment.
