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By our love
specialexceptionsyoumightrequire,pleasefeelcertainthattheycanbegranted."
Shelethimspeak,eventhoughhehadmadeseveralsmallpausesinvitingananswer.Whenhispausebecamelongenough,shesaid,"IwouldbemuchobligedifyouwouldletmespeaktoMr.Weatherby."
"Why,ofcourse,MissTaggart,anytimeyouwish...why...thatis...doyoumean,now?"
"Yes.Rightnow."
Heunderstood.Buthesaid,"Yes,MissTaggart."
WhenMr.Weatherby’svoicecameonthewire,itsoundedcautious:"Yes,MissTaggart?OfwhatservicecanIbetoyou?"
"Youcantellyourbossthatifhedoesn’twantmetoquitagain,asheknowsIdid,heisnevertocallmeorspeaktome.Anythingyourganghastotellme,letthemsendyoutotellit.I’llspeaktoyou,butnottohim.YoumaytellhimthatmyreasoniswhathedidtoHankReardenwhenhewasonRearden’spayroll.Ifeverybodyelsehasforgottenit,Ihaven’t."
"Itismydutytoassistthenation’srailroadsatanytime,MissTaggart."Mr.Weatherbysoundedasifheweretryingtoavoidthecommitmentofhavingheardwhathehadheard;butasuddennoteofinterestcreptintohisvoiceasheaskedslowly,thoughtfully,withguardedshrewdness,"AmItounderstand,MissTaggart,thatitisyourwishtodealexclusivelywithmeinallofficialmatters?MayItakethisasyourpolicy?"
Shegaveabrief,harshchuckle.
