Атлант расправил плечи
By our love
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"Really?Whatfor?"
"Tospareyou"—hepointedatherwork—"allthis."
"Francisco,"shesaid,hervoicelow,"ifyou’reconcernedaboutmytorture,don’tyouknowthatIdon’twanttohearyouspeakofit,because—"Shestopped;shehadnevercomplainedtohim,notinallthoseyears;hervoiceflat,shesaidonly,"—thatIdon’twanttohearit?"
"BecauseI’mtheonemanwhohasnorighttospeakofit?Dagny,ifyouthinkthatIdon’tknowhowmuchI’vehurtyou,I’lltellyouabouttheyearswhenI...Butit’sover.Oh,darling,it’sover!"
"Isit?"
"Forgiveme,Imustn’tsaythat.Notuntilyousayit,"Hewastryingtocontrolhisvoice,butthelookofhappinesswasbeyondhispowerofcontrol.
"AreyouhappybecauseI’velosteverythingIlivedfor?Allright,I’llsayit,ifthisiswhatyou’vecometohear:youwerethefirstthingIlost—doesitamuseyounowtoseethatI’velosttherest?"
Heglancedstraightather,hiseyesdrawnnarrowbysuchanintensityofearnestnessthattheglancewasalmostathreat,andsheknewthatwhatevertheyearshadmeanttohim,"amusement"wastheonewordshehadnorighttoutter.
"Doyoureallythinkthat?"heasked.
Shewhispered,"No..."
"Dagny,wecanneverlosethethingswelivefor.
