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In the Name of the Best among us
Which,incidentally,hewon’thavemuchlonger."
"No,"saidGalt,"notmuchlonger."
"Thatwasouronlyobstacle.Therestwaseasy.I’lltellyouthewholestorylater.Anyway,thefourofuswereallthatwasnecessarytobeattheirgarrison."
"Oneofthesecenturies,"saidDanneskjold,turningtothemforamoment,"thebrutes,privateorpublic,whobelievethattheycanruletheirbettersbyforce,willlearnthelessonofwhathappenswhenbruteforceencountersmindandforce."
"They’velearnedit,"saidGalt."Isn’tthattheparticularlessonyouhavebeenteachingthemfortwelveyears?"
"I?Yes.Butthesemesterisover.TonightwasthelastactofviolencethatI’lleverhavetoperform.Itwasmyrewardforthetwelveyears.
Mymenhavenowstartedtobuildtheirhomesinthevalley.Myshipishiddenwherenoonewillfindher,untilI’mabletosellherforamuchmorecivilizeduse.She’llbeconvertedintoatransatlanticpassengerliner—anexcellentone,evenifofmodestsize.Asforme,Iwillstartgettingreadytogiveadifferentcourseoflessons.IthinkI’llhavetobrushupontheworksofourteacher’sfirstteacher."
Reardenchuckled."I’dliketobepresentatyourfirstlectureonphilosophyinauniversityclassroom,"hesaid.
