Атлант расправил плечи

           "

           Momentslater,whenshesawthelookofcontrolreturningtohisface,shesaid,"Don’tevergetangryatamanforstatingthetruth."

           "Thatparticulartruthwasnoneofhisbusiness."

           "Hisparticularestimateofitwasnoneofyourconcernormine."

           Hesaidthroughhisteeth,notasananswer,butasifthesinglethoughtbatteringhisbrainturnedintosoundsagainsthiswill,"Icouldn’tprotectyoufromthatunspeakablelittle—"

           "Ididn’tneedprotection."

           Heremainedsilent,notlookingather.

           "Hank,whenyou’reabletokeepdowntheanger,tomorrowornextweek,givesomethoughttothatman’sexplanationandseeifyourecognizeanypartofit."

           Hejerkedhisheadtoglanceather,butsaidnothing.

           Whenhespoke,alongtimelater,itwasonlytosayinatired,evenvoice,"Wecan’tcallNewYorkandhaveourengineerscomeheretosearchthefactory.Wecan’tmeetthemhere.Wecan’tletitbeknownthatwefoundthemotortogether...Ihadforgottenallthat...upthere...inthelaboratory."

           "LetmecallEddie,whenwefindatelephone.I’llhavehimsendtwoengineersfromtheTaggartstaff.I’mherealone,onmyvacation,forallthey’llknoworhavetoknow."

           Theydrovetwohundredmilesbeforetheyfoundalong-distancetelephoneline.