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Andtosuchamongyouwhohatethethoughtofhumanjoy,whowishtoseemen’slifeaschronicsufferingandfailure,whowishmentoapologizeforhappiness—orforsuccess,orability,orachievement,orwealth—tosuchamongyou,Iamnowsaying:Iwantedhim,Ihadhim,Iwashappy,Ihadknownjoy,apure,full,guiltlessjoy,thejoyyoudreadtohearconfessedbyanyhumanbeing,thejoyofwhichyouronlyknowledgeisinyourhatredforthosewhoareworthyofreachingit.Well,hateme,then—becauseIreachedit!"
"MissTaggart,"saidBertramScuddernervously,"aren’twedepartingfromthesubjectof...Afterall,yourpersonalrelationshipwithMr.Reardenhasnopoliticalsignificancewhich—"
"Ididn’tthinkithad,either.And,ofcourse,Icameheretotellyouaboutthepoliticalandmoralsystemunderwhichyouarenowliving.Well,IthoughtthatIkneweverythingaboutHankRearden,buttherewasonethingwhichIdidnotlearnuntiltoday.ItwastheblackmailthreatthatourrelationshipwouldbemadepublicthatforcedHankReardentosigntheGiftCertificatesurrenderingReardenMetal.Itwasblackmail—blackmailbyyourgovernmentofficials,byyourrulers,byyour—"
IntheinstantwhenScudder’shandsweptouttoknockthemicrophoneover,afaintclickcamefromitsthroatasitcrashedtothefloor,signifyingthattheintellectualcophadcutthebroadcastofftheair.
