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           "He’sadamnhalf-witwhodoesn’thavethefaintestideaofhowtodealwithpracticalreality!"

           "Butyoudo,don’tyou,Jim?"

           "YoubetIdo!"

           "Thencouldn’tyouhavehelpedScudder?"

           "I?"Heburstintohelpless,angrylaughter."Oh,whydon’tyougrowup?IdidmybesttogetScudderthrowntothelions!Somebodyhadtobe.Don’tyouknowthatitwasmyneck,ifsomeotherhadn’tbeenfound?"

           "Yourneck?WhynotDagny’s,ifshewaswrong?Becauseshewasn’t?"

           "Dagnyisinanentirelydifferentcategory!IthadtobeScudderorme."

           "Why?"

           "Andit’smuchbetterfornationalpolicytoletitbeScudder.Thisway,it’snotnecessarytoargueaboutwhatshesaid—andifanybodybringsitup,westarthowlingthatitwassaidonScudder’sprogramandthatScudder’sprogramshavebeendiscreditedandthatScudderisaprovenfraudandliar,etc.,etc.—anddoyouthinkthepublicwillbeabletounscrambleit?Nobody’severtrustedBertramScudder,anyway.