Атлант расправил плечи
The Man who belonged on Earth
Besides,asfarasthisInstituteisconcerned,Imadeallthearrangementstoconvertourfurnacestocoal,anditwastobedonenextmonth,onlytheStocktonFoundryinColoradocloseddownsuddenly,withoutnotice—theywerecastingpartsforourfurnaces,butAndrewStocktonretired,quiteunexpectedly,andnowwehavetowaittillhisnephewreopenstheplant."
"Isee.Well,Itrustthatyouwilltakecareofitamongallyourotheractivities."Dr.Stadlershruggedwithannoyance."Itisbecomingalittleridiculous—thenumberoftechnologicalventuresthataninstitutionofsciencehastohandleforthegovernment."
"But,Dr.Stadler—"
"Iknow,Iknow,itcan’tbeavoided.Bytheway,whatisProjectX?"
Dr.Ferris’eyesshottohimswiftly—anodd,brightglanceofalertness,thatseemedstartled,butnotfrightened."WheredidyouhearaboutProjectX,Dr.Stadler?"
"Oh,Iheardacoupleofyouryoungerboyssayingsomethingaboutitwithanairofmysteryyou’dexpectfromamateurdetectives.Theytoldmeitwassomethingverysecret."
"That’sright,Dr.Stadler.Itisanextremelysecretresearchprojectwhichthegovernmenthasentrustedtous.Anditisofutmostimportancethatthenewspapersgetnowordaboutit."
"What’stheX?"
"Xylophone.ProjectXylophone.Thatisacodename,ofcourse.
Theworkhastodowithsound.
