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           "Andfurthermore,Iwillnotconsider—incidentally,whydon’tyousitdown?"

           Heremainedstanding."Pleasesaywhatyouhavetosay."

           "Iwillnotconsideranyunofficialdivorce,suchasaseparation.Youmaycontinueyourloveidyllinthesubwaysandbasementswhereitbelongs,butintheeyesoftheworldIwillexpectyoutorememberthatIamMrs.HenryRearden.Youhavealwaysproclaimedsuchanexaggerateddevotiontohonesty—nowletmeseeyoubecondemnedtothelifeofthehypocritethatyoureallyare.Iwillexpectyoutomaintainyourresidenceatthehomewhichisofficiallyyours,butwillnowbemine."

           "Ifyouwish."

           Sheleanedbackloosely,inamannerofuntidyrelaxation,herlegsspreadapart,herarmsrestingintwostrictparallelsonthearmsofthechair—likeajudgewhocouldpermithimselftobesloppy.

           "Divorce?"shesaid,chucklingcoldly."Didyouthinkyou’dgetoffaseasilyasthat?Didyouthinkyou’dgetbyatthepriceofafewofyourmillionstossedoffasalimony?You’resousedtopurchasingwhateveryouwishbythesimplemeansofyourdollars,thatyoucannotconceiveofthingsthatarenon-commercial,non-negotiable,non-subjecttoanykindoftrade.You’reunabletobelievethattheremayexistapersonwhofeelsnoconcernformoney.Youcannotimaginewhatthatmeans.

           Well,Ithinkyou’regoingtolearn.