Атлант расправил плечи

           Itcanbe—"Thebreakinhervoicewasalmosttoobrieftonotice,butwhatitheldwasthethought:ReardenMetalrailforgoingbacktothetimebeforeheavysteel?—perhapsbacktothetimeofwoodenrailswithstripsofiron?"Itcanbesteel,anyweight,anythingyoucangiveme."

           "Allright.Dagny,doyouknowthatI’vesurrenderedReardenMetaltothem?I’vesignedtheGiftCertificate."

           "Yes,Iknow."

           "I’vegivenin."

           "WhoamItoblameyou?Haven’tI?"Hedidnotanswer,andshesaid,"Hank,Idon’tthinktheycarewhetherthere’satrainorablastfurnaceleftonearth.Wedo.They’reholdingusbyourloveofit,andwe’llgoonpayingsolongasthere’sstillonechancelefttokeeponesinglewheelaliveandmovingintokenofhumanintelligence.We’llgoonholdingitafloat,likeourdrowningchild,andwhenthefloodswallowsit,we’llgodownwiththelastwheelandthelastsyllogism.Iknowwhatwe’repaying,but—priceisnoobjectanylonger."

           "Iknow."

           "Don’tbeafraidforme,Hank,I’llbeallrightbytomorrowmorning."

           "I’llneverbeafraidforyou,darling.I’llseeyoutonight."