Атлант расправил плечи
Anti-Green
Lilliansatdown,relaxingintoaconfident,gracefullycasualposture.
WhensheturnedherfacetoDagny,theamusementwasstillthere,butitsshadingwasnowdifferent:itseemedtosuggestthattheysharedasecret,whichwouldmakeherpresencehereseempreposteroustotheworld,butself-evidentlylogicaltothetwoofthem.Shestresseditbyremainingsilent.
"WhatcanIdoforyou?"
"Icametotellyou,"saidLillianpleasantly,"thatyouwillappearonBertramScudder’sbroadcasttonight."
ShedetectednoastonishmentinDagny’sface,noshock,onlytheglanceofanengineerstudyingamotorthatmakesanirregularsound.
"Iassume,"saidDagny,"thatyouarefullyawareoftheformofyoursentence."
"Ohyes!"saidLillian.
"Thenproceedtosupportit."
"Ibegyourpardon?"
"Proceedtotellme."
Lilliangaveabrieflittlelaugh,itsforcedbrevitybetrayingthatthiswasnotquitetheattitudeshehadexpected."Iamsurethatnolengthyexplanationswillbenecessary,"shesaid."Youknowwhyyourappearanceonthatbroadcastisimportanttothoseinpower.Iknowwhyyouhaverefusedtoappear.Iknowyourconvictionsonthesubject.
Youmayhaveattachednoimportancetoit,butyoudoknowthatmysympathyhasalwaysbeenonthesideofthesystemnowinpower.
