Атлант расправил плечи
Anti-Life
"Whydidn’tyoutellmethetruth?"
"Isthatalltheloveyoufeltforme,yousneakylittlehypocrite?IsthatallIgetinreturnformyfaithinyou?"
"Whydidyoulie?WhydidyouletmethinkwhatIthought?"
"Youshouldbeashamedofyourself,youshouldbeashamedtofacemeorspeaktome!"
"I?"Theinarticulatesoundshadconnected,butshecouldnotbelievethesumtheymade."Whatareyoutryingtodo,Jim?"sheasked,hervoiceincredulousanddistant.
"Haveyouthoughtofmyfeelings?Haveyouthoughtofwhatthiswoulddotomyfeelings?Youshouldhaveconsideredmyfeelingsfirst!
That’sthefirstobligationofanywife—andofawomaninyourpositioninparticular!There’snothingloweranduglierthaningratitude!"
Fortheflashofoneinstant,shegraspedtheunthinkablefactofamanwhowasguiltyandknewitandwastryingtoescapebyinducinganemotionofguiltinhisvictim.Butshecouldnotholdthefactinsideherbrain.Shefeltastabofhorror,theconvulsionofamindrejectingasightthatwoulddestroyit—astablikeaswiftrecoilfromtheedgeofinsanity.Bythetimeshedroppedherhead,closinghereyes,sheknewonlythatshefeltdisgust,asickeningdisgustforanamelessreason.
