Атлант расправил плечи
The Exploiters and the Exploited
Andasforme,Idon’twanttohaveyouandyourBoardtoaccountto,toarguewith,tobegpermissionsfrom.Thereisn’tanytimeforthat,ifIamtodothekindofjobthathastobedone.SoI’mgoingtodoitalone."
"And...ifyoufail?"
"IfIfail,I’llgodownalone."
"YouunderstandthatinsuchcaseTaggartTranscontinentalwiltnotbeabletohelpyouinanyway?"
"Iunderstand."
"Youwillnotcountonus?"
"No."
"Youwillcutallofficialconnectionwithus,sothatyouractivitieswillnotreflectuponourreputation?"
"Yes."
"Ithinkweshouldagreethatincaseoffailureorpublicscandal...yourleaveofabsencewillbecomepermanent...thatis,youwillnotexpecttoreturntothepostofVice-President."
Sheclosedhereyesforamoment."Allright,Jim.Insuchcase,Iwillnotreturn."
"BeforewetransfertheRioNorteLinetoyou,wemusthaveawrittenagreementthatyouwilltransferitbacktous,alongwithyourcontrollinginterestatcost,incasetheLinebecomessuccessful.Otherwiseyoumighttrytosqueezeusforawindfallprofit,sinceweneedthatLine."
Therewasonlyabriefstabofshockinhereyes,thenshesaidindifferently,thewordssoundingasifsheweretossingalms,"Byallmeans,Jim.Havethatstatedinwriting.
