Атлант расправил плечи
In the Name of the Best among us
"Mygoodman,"saidRearden,"ifyourimmediatesuperiorsdidnotseefittotellyou,Icertainlywillnot."
"Theydidn’tseefittotellmeaboutyourcominghere,either!"yelledthechief,hisvoiceconfessingthehelplessnessofangerandbroadcastingthevibrationsofimpotencetohismen."HowdoIknowyou’reonthelevel?Withthephoneoutoforder,who’sgoingtotellme?HowamItoknowwhattodo?"
"That’syourproblem,notmine."
"Idon’tbelieveyou!"Hiscrywastooshrilltoprojectconviction,"Idon’tbelievethatthegovernmentwouldsendyouonamission,whenyou’reoneofthosevanishingtraitorsandfriendsofJohnGaltwho—"
"Buthaven’tyouheard?"
"What?"
"JohnGalthasmadeadealwiththegovernmentandhasbroughtusallback."
"Oh,thankGod!"criedoneoftheguards,theyoungest.
"Shutyourmouth!You’renottohaveanypoliticalopinions!"snappedthechief,andjerkedbacktoRearden."Whyhasn’titbeenannouncedontheradio?"
"Doyoupresumetoholdopinionsonwhenandhowthegovernmentshouldchoosetoannounceitspolicies?"
Inthelongmomentofsilence,theycouldheartherustleoftheanimalsclawingatthebarsoftheircages.
