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The Egoist
Ifyouhavebeenmisledbythoseold-fashionedextremistswhoclaimedthathewouldneverjoinus,thatnomergerispossiblebetweenhiswayoflifeandours,thatit’seitheroneortheother—tonight’seventwillprovetoyouthatanythingcanbereconciledandunited!"
Oncetheyhaveseenhim—thoughtDagny—cantheywishtolookatanybodyelse?Oncetheyknowthatheispossible,thatthisiswhatmancanbe,whatelsecantheywanttoseek?Cantheynowfeelanydesireexcepttoachieveintheirsoulswhathehasachievedinhis?OraretheygoingtobestoppedbythefactthattheMouches,theMorrisons,theThompsonsoftheworldhadnotchosentoachieveit?AretheygoingtoregardtheMouchesasthehumanandhimastheimpossible?
Thecamerawasrovingovertheballroom,flashingtothescreenandtothecountrythefacesoftheprominentguests,thefacesofthetenselywatchfulleadersand—onceinawhile—thefaceofJohnGalt.Helookedasifhisperceptiveeyeswerestudyingthemenoutsidethisroom,themenwhowereseeinghimacrossthecountry;onecouldnottellwhetherhewaslistening:noreactionalteredthecomposureofhisface.
