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Thechairmansaid,notlookingather,hisvoicepointedlynoncommittal,yetvaguelypurposefulatthesametime,"Itwouldhavebeenallright,everythingwouldhaveworkedoutfine,ifitweren’tforthewrongpeopleinpositionsofpower,suchasBuzzyWattsandChickMorrison."
"Oh,Iwouldn’tworryaboutChickMorrison,"saidthepallidmanwiththemustache."Hehasn’tanytop-levelconnections.Notreally.
It’sTinkyHollowaythat’spoison."
"Idon’tseethepictureashopeless,"saidaportlymanwhoworeagreenmuffler."JoeDunphyandBudHazletonareveryclosetoWesley.Iftheirinfluenceprevails,we’llbeallright.However,KipChalmersandTinkyHollowayaredangerous."
"IcantakecareofKipChalmers,"saidTaggart.
Mr.WeatherbywastheonlypersonintheroomwhodidnotmindlookingatDagny;butwheneverhisglanceresteduponher,itregisterednothing;shewastheonlypersonintheroomwhomhedidnotsee.
"Iamthinking,"saidMr.Weatherbycasually,lookingatTaggart,"thatyoumightdoWesleyafavor."
"Wesleyknowsthathecanalwayscountonme."
"Well,mythoughtisthatifyougrantedtheunions’wageraises—wemightdropthequestionofcuttingtherates,forthetimebeing."
"Ican’tdothat!"Itwasalmostacry.