Атлант расправил плечи
The Utopia of Greed
Theirchoiceamazedeverybodybutme:modernthinkersconsidereditunnecessarytoperceivereality,andmodernphysicistsconsidereditunnecessarytothink.Iknewbetter;whatamazedmewasthatthesechildrenknewit,too...RobertStadlerwasheadoftheDepartmentofPhysics,asIwasheadoftheDepartmentofPhilosophy.HeandIsuspendedallrulesandrestrictionsforthesethreestudents,wesparedthemalltheroutine,unessentialcourses,weloadedthemwithnothingbutthehardesttasks,andweclearedtheirwaytomajorinourtwosubjectswithintheirfouryears.Theyworkedforit.And,duringthosefouryears,theyworkedfortheirliving,besides.FranciscoandRagnarwerereceivingallowancesfromtheirparents,Johnhadnothing,butallthreeofthemheldpart-timejobstoearntheirownexperienceandmoney.Franciscoworkedinacopperfoundry,Johnworkedinarailroadroundhouse,andRagnar—no,MissTaggart,Ragnarwasnottheleast,butthemoststudiouslysedateofthethree—heworkedasclerkintheuniversitylibrary.Theyhadtimeforeverythingtheywanted,butnotimeforpeopleorforanycommunalcampusactivities.They...Ragnar!"heinterruptedhimselfsuddenly,sharply."Don’tsitontheground!"
Danneskjoldhadslippeddownandwasnowsittingonthegrass,withhisheadleaningagainstKayLudlow’sknees.Heroseobediently,chuckling.Dr.Akstonsmiledwithatouchofapology.
"It’sanoldhabitofmine,"heexplainedtoDagny.
