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The Utopia of Greed
Thetwoboyshadtheopen,joyous,friendlyconfidenceofkittenswhodonotexpecttogethurt,theyhadaninnocentlynatural,non-boastfulsenseoftheirownvalueandasinnocentatrustinanystranger’sabilitytorecognizeit,theyhadtheeagercuriositythatwouldventureanywherewiththecertaintythatlifeheldnothingunworthyoforclosedtodiscovery,andtheylookedasif,shouldtheyencountermalevolence,theywouldrejectitcontemptuously,notasdangerous,butasstupid,theywouldnotacceptitinbruisedresignationasthelawofexistence.
"Theyrepresentmyparticularcareer,MissTaggart,"saidtheyoungmotherinanswertohercomment,wrappingaloafoffreshbreadandsmilingatheracrossthecounter."They’retheprofessionI’vechosentopractice,which,inspiteofalltheguffaboutmotherhood,onecan’tpracticesuccessfullyintheouterworld.Ibelieveyou’vemetmyhusband,he’stheteacherofeconomicswhoworksaslinesmanforDickMcNamara.Youknow,ofcourse,thattherecanbenocollectivecommitmentsinthisvalleyandthatfamiliesorrelativesarenotallowedtocomehere,unlesseachpersontakesthestriker’soathbyhisownindependentconviction.Icamehere,notmerelyforthesakeofmyhusband’sprofession,butforthesakeofmyown.Icamehereinordertobringupmysonsashumanbeings.
