Атлант расправил плечи
Their Brothers’ Keepers
Itseemedtoherthatshesawhimfallintotheabyss—eventhoughtherewasnothingtoseeinhisfaceexceptthelookofaconmanwhosetrickhasnotworked.
Therewasnoreasontofeelmorerevulsionthanusual,shethought;hehadmerelyutteredthethingswhichwerepreached,heardandacceptedeverywhere;butthiscreedwasusuallyexpoundedinthethirdperson,andJimhadhadtheopeneffronterytoexpounditinthefirst.
Shewonderedwhetherpeopleacceptedthedoctrineofsacrificeprovideditsrecipientsdidnotidentifythenatureoftheirownclaimsandactions.
Sheturnedtoleave.
"No!No!Wait!"hecried,leapingtohisfeet,withaglanceathiswristwatch."It’stimenow!There’saparticularnewsbroadcastthatIwantyoutohear!"
Shestopped,heldbycuriosity.
Hepressedtheswitchoftheradio,watchingherfaceopenly,intently,almostinsolently.Hiseyeshadalookoffearandofoddlylecherousanticipation.
"Ladiesandgentlemen!"thevoiceoftheradiospeakerleapedforthabruptly;ithadatoneofpanic."NewsofashockingdevelopmenthasjustreachedusfromSantiago,Chile!"
ShesawthejerkofTaggart’sheadandasuddenanxietyinhisbewilderedfrown,asifsomethingaboutthewordsandvoicewerenotwhathehadexpected.
