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           FranciscohadnotglancedatReardenoncewhilespeaking;butthemomenthefinished,hiseyeswentstraighttoRearden’sface.Reardenstoodmotionless,seeingnothingbutFranciscod’Anconiaacrossthemovingfiguresandangryvoicesbetweenthem.

           Therewerepeoplewhohadlistened,butnowhurriedaway,andpeoplewhosaid,"It’shorrible!"—"It’snottrue!"—"Howviciousandselfish!"—sayingitloudlyandguardedlyatonce,asifwishingthattheirneighborswouldhearthem,buthopingthatFranciscowouldnot.

           "Senord’Anconia,"declaredthewomanwiththeearrings,"Idon’tagreewithyou!"

           "IfyoucanrefuteasinglesentenceIuttered,madame,Ishallhearitgratefully."

           "Oh,Ican’tansweryou.Idon’thaveanyanswers,myminddoesn’tworkthatway,butIdon’tfeelthatyou’reright,soIknowthatyou’rewrong."

           "Howdoyouknowit?"

           "Ifeelit.Idon’tgobymyhead,butbymyheart.Youmightbegoodatlogic,butyou’reheartless."

           "Madame,whenwe’llseemendyingofstarvationaroundus,yourheartwon’tbeofanyearthlyusetosavethem.AndI’mheartlessenoughtosaythatwhenyou’llscream,‘ButIdidn’tknowit!’—youwillnotbeforgiven.