Атлант расправил плечи
By our love
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ThesuddenexplosionofTaggart’svoicesoundedasifhehadbeenslapped:"Whoareyoutostandagainstthegovernment?Whoareyou,youmiserablelittleofficerat,tojudgenationalpoliciesandholdopinionsofyourown?Doyouthinkthecountryhastimetobotheraboutyouropinions,yourwishesoryourpreciouslittleconscience?
You’regoingtolearnalesson—allofyou!—allofyouspoiled,self-indulgent,undisciplinedlittletwo-bitclerks,whostrutasifthatcrapaboutyourrightswasserious!You’regoingtolearnthatthesearenotthedaysofNatTaggart!"
Eddiesaidnothing.Foraninstant,theystoodlookingateachotheracrossthedesk.Taggart’sfacewasdistortedbyterror,Eddie’sremainedsternlyserene.JamesTaggartbelievedtheexistenceofanEddieWillerstoowell;EddieWillerscouldnotbelievetheexistenceofaJamesTaggart.
"Doyouthinkthenationwillbotheraboutyourwishesorhers?"screamedTaggart."It’sherdutytocomeback!It’sherdutytowork!
Whatdowecarewhethershewantstoworkornot?Weneedher!"
"Doyou,Jim?"
Animpulsepertainingtoself-preservationmadeTaggartbackastepawayfromthesoundofthatparticulartone,averyquiettone,inthevoiceofEddieWillers.ButEddiemadenomovetofollow.Heremainedstandingbehindhisdesk,inamannersuggestingthecivilizedtraditionofabusinessoffice.
