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Sheheardthe"Allaboard!"Shelookedatthepeoplewhoremainedontheplatformasonelooksatthosewhowatchthedepartureofthelastlifeboat.
Theconductorstoodbelow,atthefootofthesteps,withhislanterninonehandandhiswatchintheother.Heglancedatthewatch,thenglancedupatherface.Sheansweredbythesilentaffirmationofclosinghereyesandincliningherhead.Shesawhislanterncirclingthroughtheair,assheturnedaway—andthefirstjoltofthewheels,ontherailsofReardenMetal,wasmadeeasierforherbythesightofRearden,asshepulledthedooropenandwentintohercar.
WhenJamesTaggarttelephonedLillianReardenfromNewYorkandsaid,"Why,no—nospecialreason,justwonderedhowyouwereandwhetheryouevercametothecity—haven’tseenyouforagesandjustthoughtwemighthavelunchtogethernexttimeyou’reinNewYork"—sheknewthathehadsomeveryspecialreasoninmind.
Whensheansweredlazily,"Oh,letmesee—whatdayisthis?Aprilsecond?—letmelookatmycalendar—why,itjustsohappensthatIhavesomeshoppingtodoinNewYorktomorrow,soI’llbedelightedtoletyousavememylunchmoney"—heknewthatshehadnoshoppingtodoandthattheluncheonwouldbetheonlypurposeofhertriptothecity.
