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"Ihavenoauthorityoverthepoliciesofthisrailroad."
"Oh,butweareanxioustoconsideryouropinion."
"Ihavenoopinions."
"MissTaggart,"hesaid,inthesmoothlyformaltoneofanorder,"youcannotfailtorealizethatourbranchlinesarerunningatadisastrousdeficit—andthatweexpectyoutomakethempay."
"How?"
"Idon’tknow.Thatisyourjob,notours."
"Ihavestatedinmyreportthereasonswhythatisnowimpossible.
IftherearefactswhichIhaveoverlooked,pleasenamethem."
"Oh,Iwouldn’tknow.Weexpectyoutofindsomewaytomakeitpossible.Ourjobisonlytoseethatthestockholdersgetafairprofit.
It’suptoyoutodeliver.Youwouldn’twantustothinkthatyou’reunabletodothejoband—"
"Iamunabletodoit."
Themanopenedhismouth,butfoundnothingelsetosay;helookedatherinbewilderment,wonderingwhytheformulahadfailed.
"MissTaggart,"askedthemanwiththegreenmuffler,"didyouimplyinyourreportthatthesituationoftheRioNorteLinewascritical?"
"Istatedthatitwashopeless."
"Thenwhatactiondoyoupropose?"
"Iproposenothing.
