Атлант расправил плечи
The Utopia of Greed
Shetriednottoallowherselffullytodiscoverwithwhattensionandrestlessnessshewaitedforhisreturn.Shedidnotaskhimwherehespenthisevenings.Thereluctancethatstoppedherwashertoourgentdesiretoknow;shekeptsilentinsomedimlyintentionalformofdefiance,halfindefianceofhim,halfofherownanxiety.
Shewouldnotacknowledgethethingsshefearedorgivethemthesolidshapeofwords,sheknewthemonlybytheugly,naggingpullofanunadmittedemotion.Partofitwasasavageresentment,ofakindshehadneverexperiencedbefore,whichwasheranswertothedreadthattheremightbeawomaninhislife;yettheresentmentwassoftenedbysomequalityofhealthinthethingshefeared,asifthethreatcouldbefoughtandeven,ifneedbe,accepted.Buttherewasanother,uglierdread:thesordidshapeofself-sacrifice,thesuspicion,nottobeutteredabouthim,thathewishedtoremovehimselffromherpathandletitsemptinessforceherbacktothemanwhowashisbest-lovedfriend.
Dayspassedbeforeshespokeofit.