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           There’snolimittowhathe’llpermithimselftodo."

           "He’sgottogivein,"saidMr.Thompsonstubbornly."He’sgottojoinus.Oneofyoumust—"

           "No!"screamedEugeneLawson."Notme!Idon’twanttoseehimatall!Notonce!Idon’twanttohavetobelieveit!"

           "What?"askedJamesTaggart;hisvoicehadanoteofdangerouslyrecklessmockery;Lawsondidnotanswer."Whatareyouscaredof?"

           ThecontemptinTaggart’svoicesoundedabnormallystressed,asifthesightofsomeone’sgreaterfearweretemptinghimtodefyhisown.

           "Whatisityou’rescaredtobelieve,Gene?"

           "Iwon’tbelieveit!Iwon’t!"Lawson’svoicewashalf-snarl,halfwhimper."Youcan’tmakemelosemyfaithinhumanity!Youshouldn’tpermitsuchamantobepossible!Aruthlessegoistwho—"

           "You’reafinebunchofintellectuals,youare,"saidMr.Thompsonscornfully."Ithoughtyoucouldtalktohiminhisownlingo—buthe’sscaredthelotofyou.Ideas?Whereareyourideasnow?Dosomething!Makehimjoinus!Winhimover!"

           "Troubleis,hedoesn’twantanything,"saidMouch."Whatcanweofferamanwhodoesn’twantanything?"

           "Youmean,"saidKinnan,"whatcanweofferamanwhowantstolive?"

           "Shutup!"screamedJamesTaggart.