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           Therewasnomockeryintheiranswersnow,nobitterness.Theywereenjoyingit.Theyspokeasifthequestionswereaskedingoodfaith.Irresistibly,atsomepointwhichnoonenoticed,thisbecametrue,"Whatdoyouexpecttohappenonthisrun?"areporteraskedoneofthebrakemen."Doyouthinkyou’llgetthere?"

           "Ithinkwe’llgetthere,"saidthebrakeman,"andsodoyou,brother."

           "Mr.Logan,doyouhaveanychildren?Didyoutakeoutanyextrainsurance?I’mjustthinkingofthebridge,youknow."

           "Don’tcrossthatbridgetillIcometoit,"PatLoganansweredcontemptuously.

           "Mr.Rearden,howdoyouknowthatyourrailwillhold?"

           "Themanwhotaughtpeopletomakeaprintingpress,"saidRearden,"howdidheknowit?"

           "Tellme,MissTaggart,what’sgoingtosupportaseven-thousand-tontrainonathree-thousand-tonbridge?"

           "Myjudgment,"sheanswered.

           Themenofthepress,whodespisedtheirownprofession,didnotknowwhytheywereenjoyingittoday.Oneofthem,ayoungmanwithyearsofnotorioussuccessbehindhimandacynicallookoftwicehisage,saidsuddenly,"IknowwhatI’dliketobe:IwishIcouldbeamanwhocoversnews!"

           Thehandsoftheclockonthestationbuildingstoodat3:45.Thecrewstartedofftowardthecabooseatthedistantendofthetrain.Themovementandnoiseofthecrowdweresubsiding.