Атлант расправил плечи
Anti-Life
Oh,don’tstareatmelikethat!Wouldyouratherthey’dpickedmetodiscredit?"
"WhynotDagny?Becauseherspeechcouldnotbediscredited?"
"Ifyou’resodamnsorryforBertramScudder,youshouldhaveseenhimtryhisdamnbesttomakethembreakmyneck!He’sbeendoingthatforyears—howdoyouthinkhegottowherehewas,exceptbyclimbingoncarcasses?Hethoughthewasprettypowerful,too—youshouldhaveseenhowthebigbusinesstycoonsusedtobeafraidofhim!Buthegothimselfoutmaneuvered,thistime.Thistime,hebelongedtothewrongfaction."
Dimly,throughthepleasantstuporofrelaxing,ofsprawlingbackinhischairandsmiling,heknewthatthiswastheenjoymenthewanted:tobehimself.Tobehimself—hethought,inthedrugged,precariousstateoffloatingpastthedeadliestofhisblindalleys,theonethatledtothequestionofwhatwashimself.
"Yousee,hebelongedtotheTinkyHollowayfaction.Itwasprettymuchofaseesawforawhile,betweentheTinkyHollowayfactionandtheChickMorrisonfaction.Butwewon.TinkymadeadealandagreedtoscuttlehispalBertraminexchangeforafewthingsheneededfromus.YoushouldhaveheardBertramhowl!Buthewasadeadduckandheknewit."
Hestartedonarollingchuckle,butchokeditoff,asthehazeclearedandhesawhiswife’sface."Jim,"shewhispered,"isthatthesortof...
