Атлант расправил плечи
The Utopia of Greed
1,Galt’sGulch,Colorado,U.S.A.But,Dagny,doyourememberthatmyambitionwastodoublemyfather’sproductionofcopper?Dagny,ifattheendofmylife,Iproducebutonepoundofcopperayear,Iwillbericherthanmyfather,richerthanallmyancestorswithalltheirthousandsoftons—becausethatonepoundwillbeminebyrightandwillbeusedtomaintainaworldthatknowsit!"
ThiswastheFranciscooftheirchildhood,inbearing,inmanner,intheuncloudedbrillianceofhiseyes—andshefoundherselfquestioninghimabouthiscoppermine,asshehadquestionedhimabouthisindustrialprojectsontheirwalksontheshoreoftheHudson,recapturingthesenseofanunobstructedfuture.
"I’lltakeyoutoseethemine,"hesaid,"assoonasyouranklerecoverscompletely.Wehavetoclimbasteeptrailtogetthere,justamuletrail,there’snotruckroadasyet.LetmeshowyouthenewsmelterI’mdesigning.I’vebeenworkingonitforsometime,it’stoocomplexforourpresentvolumeofproduction,butwhenthemine’soutputgrowstojustifyit—justtakealookatthetime,laborandmoneythatitwillsave!"
Theyweresittingtogetheronthefloor,bendingoverthesheetsofpaperhespreadbeforeher,studyingtheintricatesectionsofthesmelter—withthesamejoyousearnestnesstheyhadoncebroughttothestudyofscrapsinajunkyard.
