Атлант расправил плечи
The Exploiters and the Exploited
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"Well,whatisityouwantmetodo?"
"ThesearetheconsiderationswhichIwasaskedtocalltoyourattention.IamfromtheStateScienceInstitute,Mr.Rearden."
"You’vesaidsobefore.Butwhatdidyouwishtoseemeabout?"
"TheStateScienceInstitutedoesnotholdafavorableopinionofReardenMetal."
"You’vesaidthat,too."
"Isn’tthatafactorwhichyoumusttakeintoconsideration?"
"No."
Thelightwasgrowingdiminthebroadwindowsoftheoffice.Thedayswereshort.Reardensawtheirregularshadowofthenoseontheman’scheek,andthepaleeyeswatchinghim;theglancewasvague,butitsdirectionpurposeful.
"TheStateScienceInstituterepresentsthebestbrainsofthecountry,Mr.Rearden."
"SoI’mtold."
"Surelyyoudonotwanttopityourownjudgmentagainsttheirs?"
"Ido."
ThemanlookedatReardenasifpleadingforhelp,asifReardenhadbrokenanunwrittencodewhichdemandedthatheshouldhaveunderstoodlongago.Reardenofferednohelp.
"Isthisallyouwantedtoknow?"heasked.
"It’sonlyaquestionoftime,Mr.Rearden,"themansaidplacatingly."Justatemporarydelay.Justtogiveoureconomyachancetogetstabilized.
