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The
owner
of
a
copper
mine
in
Arizona
,
who
reported
to
us
that
you
had
purchased
an
extra
amount
of
copper
last
month
,
above
the
regular
tonnage
required
for
the
monthly
quota
of
Rearden
Metal
which
the
law
permits
you
to
produce
.
Copper
is
one
of
the
ingredients
of
Rearden
Metal
,
isn
’
t
it
?
That
was
all
the
information
we
needed
.
The
rest
was
easy
to
trace
.
You
mustn
’
t
blame
that
mine
owner
too
much
.
The
copper
producers
,
as
you
know
,
are
being
squeezed
so
badly
right
now
that
the
man
had
to
offer
something
of
value
in
order
to
obtain
a
favor
,
an
‘
emergency
need
’
ruling
which
suspended
a
few
of
the
directives
in
his
case
and
gave
him
a
little
breathing
spell
.
The
person
to
whom
he
traded
his
information
knew
where
it
would
have
the
highest
value
,
so
he
traded
it
to
me
,
in
return
for
certain
favors
he
needed
.
So
all
the
necessary
evidence
,
as
well
as
the
next
ten
years
of
your
life
,
are
now
in
my
possession
—
and
I
am
offering
you
a
trade
.
I
’
m
sure
you
won
’
t
object
,
since
trade
is
your
specialty
.
The
form
may
be
a
little
different
from
what
it
was
in
your
youth
—
but
you
’
re
a
smart
trader
,
you
’
ve
always
known
how
to
take
advantage
of
changing
conditions
,
and
these
are
the
conditions
of
our
day
,
so
it
should
not
be
difficult
for
you
to
see
where
your
interests
lie
and
to
act
accordingly
.
"
Rearden
said
calmly
,
"
In
my
youth
,
this
was
called
blackmail
.
"
Dr
.
Ferris
grinned
.
"
That
’
s
what
it
is
,
Mr
.
Rearden
.
We
’
ve
entered
a
much
more
realistic
age
.
"
But
there
was
a
peculiar
difference
,
thought
Rearden
,
between
the
manner
of
a
plain
blackmailer
and
that
of
Dr
.
Ferris
.
A
blackmailer
would
show
signs
of
gloating
over
his
victim
’
s
sin
and
of
acknowledging
its
evil
,
he
would
suggest
a
threat
to
the
victim
and
a
sense
of
danger
to
them
both
.
Dr
.
Ferris
conveyed
none
of
it
.
His
manner
was
that
of
dealing
with
the
normal
and
the
natural
,
it
suggested
a
sense
of
safety
,
it
held
no
tone
of
condemnation
,
but
a
hint
of
comradeship
,
a
comradeship
based
—
for
both
of
them
—
on
self
-
contempt
.
The
sudden
feeling
that
made
Rearden
lean
forward
in
a
posture
of
eager
attentiveness
,
was
the
feeling
that
he
was
about
to
discover
another
step
along
his
half
glimpsed
trail
.
Seeing
Rearden
’
s
look
of
interest
,
Dr
.
Ferris
smiled
and
congratulated
himself
on
having
caught
the
right
key
.
The
game
was
clear
to
him
now
,
the
markings
of
the
pattern
were
falling
in
the
right
order
;
some
men
,
thought
Dr
.
Ferris
,
would
do
anything
so
long
as
it
was
left
unnamed
,
but
this
man
wanted
frankness
,
this
was
the
tough
realist
he
had
expected
to
find
.
"
You
’
re
a
practical
man
,
Mr
.
Rearden
,
"
said
Dr
.
Ferris
amiably
.
"
I
can
’
t
understand
why
you
should
want
to
stay
behind
the
times
.
Why
don
’
t
you
adjust
yourself
and
play
it
right
?
You
’
re
smarter
than
most
of
them
.
You
’
re
a
valuable
person
,
we
’
ve
wanted
you
for
a
long
time
,
and
when
I
heard
that
you
were
trying
to
string
along
with
Jim
Taggart
,
I
knew
you
could
be
had
.
Don
’
t
bother
with
Jim
Taggart
,
he
’
s
nothing
,
he
’
s
just
flea
-
bait
.
Get
into
the
big
game
.
We
can
use
you
and
you
can
use
us
.
Want
us
to
step
on
Orren
Boyle
for
you
?
He
’
s
given
you
an
awful
beating
,
want
us
to
trim
him
down
a
little
?
It
can
be
done
.
Or
want
us
to
keep
Ken
Danagger
in
line
?
Look
how
impractical
you
’
ve
been
about
that
.
I
know
why
you
sold
him
the
Metal
—
it
’
s
because
you
need
him
to
get
coal
from
.
So
you
take
a
chance
on
going
to
jail
and
paying
huge
fines
,
just
to
keep
on
the
good
side
of
Ken
Danagger
.
Do
you
call
that
good
business
?
Now
,
make
a
deal
with
us
and
just
let
Mr
.
Danagger
understand
that
if
he
doesn
’
t
toe
the
line
,
he
’
ll
go
to
jail
,
but
you
won
’
t
,
because
you
’
ve
got
friends
he
hasn
’
t
got
—
and
you
’
ll
never
have
to
worry
about
your
coal
supply
from
then
on
.
Now
that
’
s
the
modern
way
of
doing
business
.
Ask
yourself
which
way
is
more
practical
.
And
whatever
anyone
’
s
said
about
you
,
nobody
’
s
ever
denied
that
you
’
re
a
great
businessman
and
a
hard
-
headed
realist
.
"
"
That
’
s
what
I
am
,
"
said
Rearden
.
"
That
’
s
what
I
thought
,
"
said
Dr
.
Ferris
.
"
You
rose
to
riches
in
an
age
when
most
men
were
going
bankrupt
,
you
’
ve
always
managed
to
blast
obstacles
,
to
keep
your
mills
going
and
to
make
money
—
that
’
s
your
reputation
—
so
you
wouldn
’
t
want
to
be
impractical
now
,
would
you
?
What
for
?
What
do
you
care
,
so
long
as
you
make
money
?
Leave
the
theories
to
people
like
Bertram
Scudder
and
the
ideals
to
people
like
Balph
Eubank
—
and
be
yourself
.
Come
down
to
earth
.
