Атлант расправил плечи
In the Name of the Best among us
HankReardengotafleshwound,but"—heglancedoverhisshoulder—"buthe’sgrinningatmerightnow...Losses?Ithinkwelostourtemperforafewminutesbackthere,butwe’rerecovering...Don’ttrytobeatmetoGalt’sGulch,I’lllandfirst—andI’llhelpKayintherestauranttofixyourbreakfast."
"Cananyoutsidershearhim?"askedDagny.
"No,"saidFrancisco."It’safrequencythey’renotequippedtoget."
"Whomishetalkingto?"askedGalt.
"Toabouthalfthemalepopulationofthevalley,"saidFrancisco,"orasmanyaswehadspaceforoneveryplaneavailable.Theyareflyingbehindusrightnow.Didyouthinkanyofthemwouldstayhomeandleaveyouinthehandsofthelooters?Wewerepreparedtogetyoubyopen,armedassaultonthatInstituteorontheWayne-Falkland,ifnecessary.Butweknewthatinsuchcasewewouldruntheriskoftheirkillingyouwhentheysawthattheywerebeaten.That’swhywedecidedthatthefourofuswouldfirsttryitalone.Hadwefailed,theotherswouldhaveproceededwithanopenattack.Theywerewaiting,halfamileaway.Wehadmenpostedamongthetreesonthehill,whosawusgetoutandrelayedthewordtotheothers.EllisWyattwasincharge.Incidentally,he’sflyingyourplane.Thereasonwecouldn’tgettoNewHampshireasfastasDr.Ferris,isthatwehadtogetourplanesfromdistant,hiddenlandingplaces,whilehehadtheadvantageofopenairports.
