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Buthecouldnotgrapplewithit,hecouldnotforcehismindtoacceptitasworthyofthought,hecouldfindnoclueexcepthisdimuneasinessandhisrevulsion—andhehadnotimetogiveit,hecouldnotthinkofitnow,hewasfacinghisnextcallerseatedinfrontofhisdesk—hewaslisteningtoamanwhopleadedforhislife.
Themandidnotstateitinsuchterms,butReardenknewthatthatwastheessenceofthecase.Whatthemanputintowordswasonlyaaforfivehundredtonsofsteel.
HewasMr.Ward,oftheWardHarvesterCompanyofMinnesota.
Itwasanunpretentiouscompanywithanunblemishedreputation,thekindofbusinessconcernthatseldomgrowslarge,butneverfails.Mr.Wardrepresentedthefourthgenerationofafamilythathadownedtheplantandhadgivenittheconscientiousbestofsuchabilityastheypossessed.
Hewasamaninhisfifties,withasquare,stolidface.Lookingathim,oneknewthathewouldconsideritasindecenttolethisfaceshowsufferingastoremovehisclothesinpublic.Hespokeinadry,businesslikemanner.Heexplainedthathehadalwaysdealt,ashisfatherhad,withoneofthesmallsteelcompaniesnowtakenoverbyOrrenBoyle’sAssociatedSteel.Hehadwaitedforhislastorderofsteelforayear.HehadspentthelastmonthstrugglingtoobtainapersonalinterviewwithRearden.
"Iknowthatyourmillsarerunningatcapacity,Mr.
