This is really pushing my recollection. But, she was testing him to see if he would engage in the sacrifice of his love, thereby condemning Dagny to giving a love she didn't feel to a man who would have to engage in the charade of accepting it, all because of Galt's erstwhile altruistic act. That would have condemned the three of them to living a lie.

Drat!

I actually listened to that whole scene a few days ago on my audiobook version. I often wondered why she included so much more detail than she needed. They were all looters of one form or another, and perhaps they should have considered the idea that death/disaster was the natural consequence of their morality, but she spent so much time in what "appeared" to be an effort to desensitize the reader to the deaths.

I never skip any part of the book when re-reading-- even the most heartbreaking parts. I suppose I consider it akin to "faking reality".

I can imagine the reviewer being irate about Rand's implication that they did not deserve to live. After all, that was her implication.

Would you mind PM'ing the review you are referring to?

It is a great post. Kudos!

I'm pretty sure she didn't apologize verbally, but Galt read it from her smile (which may have showed a bit of relief?).

And the significance of the test?

oh! you beat me ohio!

I think I read somewhere or Kira told me that it would be too confusing in such a short time-span of a movie
Galt said something along the lines we didn't build a gulch to escape reality and you don't get to either.
I don't remember about whether she apologizes. stumped me!

Somebody correctly answered this further up. Bertram Scudder's article about Rearden was named "The Octopus".

"Nobody stays here by faking reality in any manner whatever." Or something close to that. She apologized. But she was testing Galt by leaving it up to him whether or not she would spend the week with Francisco.

The Vulture is Molting?

WOW! I cannot believe how great this post has become! I have learned quite a bit that I just never picked up on before. You guys don't miss a thing! keep 'em coming!

Laura.

I just called it as I saw it. And at the bottom of the article you'll find a "navigation box" to a lot of other articles I wrote from the novel.

Interesting article, Temlakos. I didn't realize that the State Science Institute was to be a temple to Stadler. It makes sense. Thanks for the thoughts

It was Kip Chalmers' then-current mistress! She got out of her chair, crawled to the end of the car, reached up, and pulled the cord.

More than that.

Robert Stadler hated people. His character made me think of every nerd whom the high-school football pep squad ever crammed into a locker during school hours. Space doesn't permit me to do justice to Robert Stadler, so I'll give you this link to an article of mine:

http://www.conservapedia.com/Robert_Stad...

what did Nat Taggart say about the public? -- j
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Francisco's full name is one of my fun things --
can you do it, folks? -- j

oh, poop. . Dr. Jim beat me to it!
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She smiled. "Thanks. But I'll be all right. Mr. Kellogg here is going with me. Say—what's your name?"

"Jess Allen, ma'am."

p.625 (paperback)

This is more of a psychological question, but why do you suppose the sexual intimacy between Dagny and Hank/Dagny and Francisco were so downplayed in ASIII? Rand wrote extensively about Dagny's fear that Galt might allow her to stay with Francisco for her last week in the Gulch. Rand made it perfectly clear that if he had, it would have destroyed everything that the Gulch had come to mean to Dagny. Galt chastised her for that fear. If there is a trivia question there, what were the words Galt used to chastise Dagny, and did she apologize?

A passenger pulled the emergency brake. In the book, the engineer passed out from smoke inhalation before the stalled engine could be restarted. In the book, the Army special hit the Comet from behind while in the movie, the collision was head on. You got me on 2B... Was it Kip Chalmers?

His boundless energy. I think Dagny realizes it before she leaves his room.

I tend to think so too. Galt damned him for supporting the State Science Institute which likely made him wish that Galt was dead (or a second assistant book keeper). Total evasion.

You've got it! Miracles it is. I'd call it one of my favorites but then, there are so many, I can hardly turn a page without finding another one.