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The Egoist
Therewillbenovaluesformetoseekafterthat—andIdonotcaretoexistwithoutvalues.Idon’thavetotellyouthatweowenomoralitytothosewhoholdusunderagun.Souseeverypowerofdeceityoucancommand,butconvincethemthatyouhateme.Thenwe’llhaveachancetoremainaliveandtoescape—Idon’tknowwhenorhow,butI’llknowthatI’mfreetoact.Isthisunderstood?"
Sheforcedherselftoliftherhead,tolookstraightathimandtonod.
"Whentheycome,"hesaid,"tellthemthatyouhadbeentryingtofindmeforthem,thatyoubecamesuspiciouswhenyousawmynameonyourpayrolllistandthatyoucameheretoinvestigate."
Shenodded.
"Iwillstallaboutadmittingmyidentity—theymightrecognizemyvoice,butI’llattempttodenyit—sothatitwillbeyouwho’lltellthemthatIamtheJohnGaltthey’reseeking."
Ittookherafewsecondslonger,butshenodded,"Afterwards,you’llclaim—andaccept—thatfive-hundred-thousanddollarrewardthey’veofferedformycapture."
Sheclosedhereyes,thennodded.
"Dagny,"hesaidslowly,"thereisnowaytoserveyourownvaluesundertheirsystem.Soonerorlater,whetheryouintendeditornot,theyhadtobringyoutothepointwheretheonlythingyoucandoformeistoturnagainstme.Gatheryourstrengthanddoit—thenwe’llearnthisonehalf-hourand,perhaps,thefuture.
