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The Sanction of the Victim
"I’mafraidThanksgivingisaholidayonlyforthosewhohaveaclearconscience."
Sheraisedherwineglass,butstoppedithalfwaytoherlipsandasked,"You’renotgoingtomakesomesortofstandatyourtrialtomorrow,areyou,Henry?"
"Iam."
Sheputtheglassdown."Whatareyougoingtodo?"
"You’llseeittomorrow."
"Youdon’treallyimaginethatyoucangetawaywithit!"
"Idon’tknowwhatyouhaveinmindastheobjectI’mtogetawaywith."
"Doyourealizethatthechargeagainstyouisextremelyserious?"
"Ido."
"You’veadmittedthatyousoldtheMetaltoKenDanagger."
"Ihave."
"Theymightsendyoutojailfortenyears."
"Idon’tthinktheywill,butit’spossible."
"Haveyoubeenreadingthenewspapers,Henry?"askedPhilip,withanoddkindofsmile.
"No."
"Oh,youshould!"
"ShouldI?Why?"
"Yououghttoseethenamestheycallyou!"
"That’sinteresting,"saidRearden;hesaiditaboutthefactthatPhilip’ssmilewasoneofpleasure.
"Idon’tunderstandit,"saidhismother."Jail?Didyousayjail,Lillian?Henry,areyougoingtobesenttojail?"
"Imightbe.