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Their Brothers’ Keepers
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"John,thehardestwasnotwhenIleftyouinthevalley...itwas—"
"Yourradiospeech,thedayyoureturned?"
"Yes!Wereyoulistening?"
"Ofcourse.I’mgladyoudidit.Itwasamagnificentthingtodo.AndI—Iknewit,anyway."
"Youknew...aboutHankRearden?"
"BeforeIsawyouinthevalley."
"Wasit...whenyoulearnedabouthim,hadyouexpectedit?"
"No."
"Wasit...?"shestopped.
"Hard?Yes.Butonlyforthefirstfewdays.Thatnextnight...DoyouwantmetotellyouwhatIdidthenightafterIlearnedit?"
"Yes."
"IhadneverseenHankRearden,onlypicturesofhiminthenewspapers.
IknewthathewasinNewYork,thatnight,atsomeconferenceofbigindustrialists.Iwantedtohavejustonelookathim.Iwenttowaitattheentranceofthehotelwherethatconferencewasheld.Therewerebrightlightsunderthemarqueeoftheentrance,butitwasdarkbeyond,onthepavement,soIcouldseewithoutbeingseen,therewereafewloafersandvagrantshangingaround,therewasadrizzleofrainandweclungtothewallsofthebuilding.
