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           "Well,EugeneLawsonoftheCommunityNationalBankinMadisonfinallygaveusaloantobuythefactory—buthewasjustamessycheapskate,hedidn’thaveenoughmoneytoseeusthrough,hecouldn’thelpuswhenwewentbankrupt.Itwasnotourfault.Wehadeverythingagainstusfromthestart.Howcouldwerunafactorywhenwehadnorailroad?Weren’tweentitledtoarailroad?Itriedtogetthemtoreopentheirbranchline,butthosedamnpeopleatTaggartTrans—"

           Hestopped."Say,areyoubyanychanceoneofthoseTaggarts?"

           "IamtheOperatingVice-PresidentofTaggartTranscontinental."

           Foramoment,hestaredatherinblankstupor;shesawthestruggleoffear,obsequiousnessandhatredinhisfilmyeyes.Theresultwasasuddensnarclass="underline""Idon’tneedanyofyoubigshots!Don’tthinkI’mgoingtobeafraidofyou.Don’texpectmetobegforajob.I’mnotaskingfavorsofanybody.Ibetyou’renotusedtohearpeopletalktoyouthisway,areyou?"

           "Mr.Hunsacker,IwillappreciateitverymuchifyouwillgivemetheinformationIneedaboutthefactory."

           "You’realittlelategettinginterested.What’sthematter?Yourconsciencebotheringyou?YoupeopleletJedStarnesgrowfilthyrichonthatfactory,butyouwouldn’tgiveusabreak.Itwasthesamefactory.

           Wedideverythinghedid.