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Shecouldnotstopherself,shecouldnotresistit,shecouldnotrejectamoment’schancetoavengeEllisWyatt,AndrewStockton,LawrenceHammond,alltheothers.Shesaid,tornbylaughter:"Thanks,Mr.Weatherby!"
Mr.Weatherbylookedatherinastonishment."Yes?"heaskedcoldly.
"Iknewthatwewouldhavetopayforthosebondsonewayoranother.We’repaying."
"MissTaggart,"saidthechairmanseverely,"don’tyouthinkthatItold-you-so’sarefutile?Totalkofwhatwouldhavehappenedifwehadacteddifferentlyisnothingbutpurelytheoreticalspeculation.Wecannotindulgeintheory,wehavetodealwiththepracticalrealityofthemoment."
"Right,"saidMr.Weatherby."That’swhatyououghttobe—practical.Nowweofferyouatrade.Youdosomethingforusandwe’lldosomethingforyou.Yougivetheunionstheirwageraisesandwe’llgiveyoupermissiontoclosetheRioNorteLine."
"Allright,"saidJamesTaggart,hisvoicechoked.
Standingatthewindow,sheheardthemvoteontheirdecision.SheheardthemdeclarethattheJohnGaltLinewouldendinsixweeks,onMarch31.
It’sonlyamatterofgettingthroughthenextfewmoments,shethought;takecareofthenextfewmoments,andthenthenext,afewatatime,andafterawhileitwillbeeasier;you’llgetoverit,afterawhile.
