Атлант расправил плечи
The Exploiters and the Exploited
"Therewasanedgeofsharpnessinhisvoice.
Sheopenedherbag,tookoutanewspaperclippingandextendedittohim."Wouldyoureaditandtellmewhetherthisisalanguagewhichsciencemayproperlyspeak?"
Heglancedthroughtheclipping,smiledcontemptuouslyandtosseditasidewithagestureofdistaste."Disgusting,isn’tit?"hesaid."Butwhatcanyoudowhenyoudealwithpeople?"
Shelookedathim,notunderstanding."Youdonotapproveofthatstatement?"
Heshrugged."Myapprovalordisapprovalwouldbeirrelevant."
"HaveyouformedaconclusionofyourownaboutReardenMetal?"
"Well,metallurgyisnotexactly—whatshallwesay?—myspecialty."
"HaveyouexaminedanydataonReardenMetal?"
"MissTaggart,Idon’tseethepointofyourquestions."Hisvoicesoundedfaintlyimpatient.
"IwouldliketoknowyourpersonalverdictonReardenMetal."
"Forwhatpurpose?"
"SothatImaygiveittothepress."
Hegotup."Thatisquiteimpossible."
Shesaid,hervoicestrainedwiththeeffortoftryingtoforceunderstanding,"Iwillsubmittoyoualltheinformationnecessarytoformaconclusivejudgment."
"Icannotissueanypublicstatementsaboutit.
