Атлант расправил плечи
By our love
Forgetwhat"—sheknewthathemeant:whathisembracehadconfessed—"whatIhaven’tsaid.OfallthethingsIhavetotellyou,thatistheoneI’llsaylast."Buthiseyes,hissmile,thegraspofhisfingersonherwristweresayingitagainsthiswill."You’vebornetoomuch,andthere’sagreatdealthatyouhavetolearntounderstandinordertoloseeveryscarofthetortureyounevershouldhavehadtobear.Allthatmattersnowisthatyou’refreetorecover.We’refree,bothofus,we’refreeofthelooters,we’reoutoftheirreach."
Shesaid,hervoicequietlydesolate,"That’swhatIcameherefor—totrytounderstand.ButIcan’t.Itseemsmonstrouslywrongtosurrendertheworldtothelooters,andmonstrouslywrongtoliveundertheirrule.Icanneithergiveupnorgoback.Icanneitherexistwithoutworknorworkasaserf.Ihadalwaysthoughtthatanysortofbattlewasproper,anything,exceptrenunciation.I’mnotsurewe’rerighttoquit,youandI,whenweshouldhavefoughtthem.Butthereisnowaytofight.It’ssurrender,ifweleave—andsurrender,ifweremain.Idon’tknowwhatisrightanylonger."
"Checkyourpremises,Dagny.Contradictionsdon’texist."
"ButIcan’tfindanyanswer.Ican’tcondemnyouforwhatyou’redoing,yetit’shorrorthatIfeel—admirationandhorror,atthesametime.
