Атлант расправил плечи
The Man who belonged on Earth
Heworecivilianclothesandtheleatherleggingsofatrafficcop.ReardencouldnotquitegetitclearwhetherhecamefromtheStateScienceInstituteorfromWashington.
"IunderstandthatyourefusedtosellmetaltotheStateScienceInstitute,Mr.Rearden,"hesaidinasoft,confidentialtoneofvoice.
"That’sright,"saidRearden.
"Butwouldn’tthatconstituteawillfuldisobedienceofthelaw?"
"It’sforyoutointerpret."
"MayIaskyourreason?"
"Myreasonisofnointeresttoyou."
"Oh,butofcourseitis!Wearenotyourenemies,Mr.Rearden.Wewanttobefairtoyou.Youmustn’tbeafraidofthefactthatyouareabigindustrialist.Wewon’tholditagainstyou.Weactuallywanttobeasfairtoyouastothelowestdaylaborer.Wewouldliketoknowyourreason."
"Printmyrefusalinthenewspapers,andanyreaderwilltellyoumyreason.Itappearedinallthenewspapersalittleoverayearago."
"Oh,no,no,no!Whytalkofnewspapers?Can’twesettlethisasafriendly,privatematter?"
"That’suptoyou."
"Wedon’twantthisinthenewspapers."
"No?"
"No.Wewouldn’twanttohurtyou.
