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           ButwhenabastardlikeGeraldStarnesputsonanactandkeepsspoutingthathedoesn’tcareformaterialwealth,thathe’sonlyserving‘thefamily,’thatallthelushnessisnotforhimself,butforoursakeandforthecommongood,becauseit’snecessarytokeepuptheprestigeofthecompanyandofthenobleplanintheeyesofthepublic—thenthat’swhenyoulearntohatethecreatureasyou’veneverhatedanythinghuman.

           "ButhissisterIvywasworse.Shereallydidnotcareformaterialwealth.Thealmsshegotwasnobiggerthanours,andshewentaboutinscuffed,flat-heeledshoesandshirtwaists—justtoshowhowselflessshewas.ShewasourDirectorofDistribution.Shewastheladyinchargeofourneeds.Shewastheonewhoheldusbythethroat.Ofcourse,distributionwassupposedtobedecidedbyvoting—bythevoiceofthepeople.Butwhenthepeoplearesixthousandhowlingvoices,tryingtodecidewithoutyardstick,rhymeorreason,whentherearenorulestothegameandeachcandemandanything,buthasarighttonothing,wheneverybodyholdspowerovereverybody’slifeexcepthisown—thenitturnsout,asitdid,thatthevoiceofthepeopleisIvyStarnes.Bytheendofthesecondyear,wedroppedthepretenseofthe‘familymeetings’—inthenameof‘productionefficiencyandtimeeconomy,’onemeetingusedtotaketendays—andallthepetitionsofneedweresimplysenttoMissStarnes’office.No,notsent.Theyhadtoberecitedtoherinpersonbyeverypetitioner.