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           ItwastheHunsackercasethatmademequit—thatcasewhenacourtoflaworderedthatIhonor,asfirstrighttomydepositors’funds,thedemandofthosewhowouldofferproofthattheyhadnorighttodemandit.Iwasorderedtohandoutmoneyearnedbymen,toaworthlessrotterwhoseonlyclaimconsistedofhisinabilitytoearnit.Iwasbornonafarm.Iknewthemeaningofmoney.Ihaddealtwithmanymeninmylife.Ihadwatchedthemgrow.Ihadmademyfortunebybeingabletospotacertainkindofman.Thekindwhoneveraskedyouforfaith,hopeandcharity,butofferedyoufacts,proofandprofit.DidyouknowthatIinvestedinHankRearden’sbusinessatthetimewhenhewasrising,whenhehadjustbeatenhiswayoutofMinnesotatobuythesteelmillsinPennsylvania?Well,whenIlookedatthatcourtorderonmydesk,Ihadavision.Isawapicture,andIsawitsoclearlythatitchangedthelooksofeverythingforme.IsawthebrightfaceandtheeyesofyoungRearden,ashe’dbeenwhenI’dmethimfirst.Isawhimlyingatthefootofanaltar,withhisbloodrunningdownintotheearth—andwhatstoodonthataltarwasLeeHunsacker,withthemucus-filledeyes,whiningthathe’dneverhadachance...It’sstrangehowsimplethingsbecome,onceyouseethemclearly.Itwasn’thardformetoclosethebankandgo:Ikeptseeing,forthefirsttimeinmylife,whatitwasthatIhadlivedforandloved."

           ShelookedatJudgeNarragansett.