Атлант расправил плечи
The Man who belonged on Earth
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"Thefactthatyouwishedtocallonmeisafullysufficientreason.IfIcanbeofanyservicetoyou,anyservicewhatever,Idon’tknowwhatwouldpleasememoreatthismoment."Hissmilehadanattractivequality,thesmileofamanoftheworldwhousedit,nottocoverhiswords,buttostresstheaudacityofexpressingasincereemotion.
"Myproblemisamatteroftechnology,"shesaid,intheclear,expressionlesstoneofayoungmechanicdiscussingadifficultassignment.
"Ifullyrealizeyourcontemptforthatbranchofscience.Idonotexpectyoutosolvemyproblem—itisnotthekindofworkwhichyoudoorcareabout.Ishouldlikeonlytosubmittheproblemtoyou,andthenI’llhavejusttwoquestionstoaskyou.Ihadtocallonyou,becauseitisamatterthatinvolvessomeone’smind,averygreatmind,and"—shespokeimpersonally,inthemannerofrenderingexactjustice—"andyouaretheonlygreatmindleftinthisfield."
Shecouldnottellwhyherwordsbithimastheydid.
