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The John Galt line
It’sjustthatthosesillybitchescan’timagineanyotherreasonwhyawomanwouldtakesuchastandagainsteverybodyforthesakeofyourMetal.Ofcourse,Iknowbetterthanthat.IknowthattheTaggartwomanisperfectlysexlessanddoesn’tgiveadamnaboutyou—and,darling,Iknowthatifyoueverhadthecourageforanythingofthesort,whichyouhaven’t,youwouldn’tgoforanaddingmachineintailoredsuits,you’dgoforsomeblond,femininechorusgirlwho—oh,butHenry,I’monlyjoking!—don’tlookatmelikethat!"
"Dagny,"JamesTaggartsaidmiserably,"what’sgoingtohappentous?TaggartTranscontinentalhasbecomesounpopular!"
Dagnylaughed,inenjoymentofthemoment,anymoment,asiftheundercurrentofenjoymentwasconstantwithinherandlittlewasneededtotapit.Shelaughedeasily,hermouthrelaxedandopen.Herteethwereverywhiteagainsthersun-scorchedface.Hereyeshadthelook,acquiredinopencountry,ofbeingsetforgreatdistances.OnherlastfewvisitstoNewYork,hehadnoticedthatshelookedathimasifshedidnotseehim.
"Whatarewegoingtodo?Thepublicissooverwhelminglyagainstus!"
"Jim,doyourememberthestorytheytellaboutNatTaggart?Hesaidthatheenviedonlyoneofhiscompetitors,theonewhosaid‘Thepublicbedamned!’Hewishedhehadsaidit.
