Атлант расправил плечи
The Egoist
butsurelyit’soutrageous?"askedChickMorrison.
"You’renotagreeingwithher,areyou?"askedWesleyMouch.
"Who’ssaidanythingaboutagreeing?"saidMr.Thompson,histonesurprisinglyplacid."Don’tbepremature.Justdon’tyoubepremature,anyofyou.There’snoharminlisteningtoanyargument,isthere?"
"Thatkindofargument?"askedWesleyMouch,hisfingerstabbingagainandagaininDagny’sdirection.
"Anykind,"saidMr.Thompsonplacidly."Wemustn’tbeintolerant."
"Butit’streason,ruin,disloyalty,selfishnessandbig-businesspropaganda!"
"Oh,Idon’tknow,"saidMr.Thompson."We’vegottokeepanopenmind.We’vegottogiveconsiderationtoeveryone’sviewpoint.
Shemighthavesomethingthere.Heknowswhattodo.We’vegottobeflexible."
"Doyoumeanthatyou’rewillingtoquit?"gaspedMouch.
"Nowdon’tjumptoconclusions,"snappedMr.Thompsonangrily.
"Ifthere’sonethingIcan’tstand,it’speoplewhojumptoconclusions.Andanotherthingisivory-towerintellectualswhosticktosomepettheoryandhaven’tanysenseofpracticalreality.Atatimelikethis,we’vegottobeflexibleaboveall."
Hesawalookofbewildermentonallthefacesaroundhim,onDagny’sandontheothers,thoughnotforthesamereasons.
