Атлант расправил плечи
The Man who belonged on Earth
ThathadbeentheprogressionofWyattJunctionandofthetowncalledStockton.
Sheknew—oncewordwasreceivedthatLawrenceHammondhadretired—thatitwasuselesstowait,tohopeandtowonderwhetherhiscousin,hislawyeroracommitteeoflocalcitizenswouldreopentheplant.Sheknewitwastimetostartcuttingtheschedules.
IthadlastedlessthansixmonthsafterEllisWyatthadgone—thatperiodwhichacolumnisthadgleefullycalled"thefielddayofthelittlefellow."Everyoiloperatorinthecountry,whoownedthreewellsandwhinedthatEllisWyattlefthimnochanceoflivelihood,hadrushedtofilltheholewhichWyatthadleftwideopen.Theyformedleagues,cooperatives,associations;theypooledtheirresourcesandtheirletterheads,"Thelittlefellow’sdayinthesun,"thecolumnisthadsaid.TheirsunhadbeentheflamesthattwistedthroughthederricksofWyattOil.Initsglare,theymadethekindoffortunestheyhaddreamedabout,fortunesrequiringnocompetenceoreffort.
