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           "Iwanttohearaboutit."

           "Idon’t,"saidGalt.

           "Whynot?"

           "You’renotoneofus,MissTaggart."

           "Isee."Shesmiled,withafainttouchofdefiance."WereyouthinkingthatImightpreventyoufromgettingHankRearden?"

           "No,thatwasnotwhatIwasthinking."

           ShenoticedthatDanneskjoldwasstudyingGalt’sface,asifhe,too,foundtheincidentinexplicable.Galtheldhisglance,deliberatelyandopenly,asifchallenginghimtofindtheexplanationandpromisingthathewouldfail.SheknewthatDanneskjoldhadfailed,whenshesawafaintcreaseofhumorsofteningGalt’seyelids.

           "Whatelse,"askedGalt,"haveyouaccomplishedthisyear?"

           "I’vedefiedthelawofgravitation."

           "You’vealwaysdonethat.Inwhatparticularformnow?"

           "Intheformofaflightfrommid-AtlantictoColoradoinaplaneloadedwithgoldbeyondthesafetypointofitscapacity.WaittillMidasseestheamountIhavetodeposit.Mycustomers,thisyear,willbecomericherby—Say,haveyoutoldMissTaggartthatshe’soneofmycustomers?"

           "No,notyet.Youmaytellher,ifyouwish."

           "I’m—WhatdidyousayIam?"sheasked.

           "Don’tbeshocked,MissTaggart,"saidDanneskjold."Anddon’tobject.I’musedtoobjections.