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The Theme
"That’salie!"Hisvoicewasalmostascream."That’snothingbutviciousrumors!Ihaveitonverygoodinsideauthoritythat—"
"Don’tshowthatyou’rescared,Jim,"shesaidcontemptuously.
Hedidnotanswer.
"It’snousegettingpanickyaboutitnow,"shesaid. "Allwecandoistrytocushiontheblow. It’sgoingtobeabadblow. Fortymilliondollarsisalossfromwhichwewon’trecovereasily. ButTaggartTranscontinentalhaswithstoodmanybadshocksinthepast.I’llseetoitthatitwithstandsthisone."
"Irefusetoconsider,IabsolutelyrefusetoconsiderthepossibilityoftheSanSebastiánLinebeingnationalized!"
"Allright.Don’tconsiderit."
Sheremainedsilent.Hesaiddefensively, "Idon’tseewhyyou’resoeagertogiveachancetoEllisWyatt,yetyouthinkit’swrongtotakepartindevelopinganunderprivilegedcountrythatneverhadachance."
"EllisWyattisnotaskinganybodytogivehimachance.AndI’mnotinbusinesstogivechances.I’mrunningarailroad."
"That’sanextremelynarrowview,itseemstome.Idon’tseewhyweshouldwanttohelponemaninsteadofawholenation."
"I’mnotinterestedinhelpinganybody.Iwanttomakemoney."
"That’sanimpracticalattitude.Selfishgreedforprofitisathingofthepast.
