All he knew was that the failure of the giant Bryant group in New York had resulted in losses of about a hundred million dollars-a record crash, even in a world that exuded records.

他所知道的是，纽约庞大的布莱恩特集团的失败导致了大约一亿美元的损失——这是创纪录的崩溃，即使在一个充满记录的世界里也是如此。