SUINGUN(AynRand)

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Ayn Rand (tn sinh Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum; ting Nga:;2thng2nm19056thng3nm1982)lmtnhtiuthuytvllunquctchMsinhtiNga.BnitingvphttrinhcthuytChnghakhchquanvvvitmtstcphmnhWetheLiving(Chngtathcthsng),TheFountainhead(Sui ngun),AtlasShrugged(Ngikhnglnghingvai),ForthenewIntellectual(Vgiitrithcmi)vtiuthuytngnAnthem.LngigynhhngrnglntincMhuchintranhthgiith2,cctcphmcaRandtonnsmnmnhitthnhcngnhphphnnghimkhc.

Tc phm ca Rand nhn mnh cc quan nim t tng v hin thckhchquan,ltr,chnghavk,vchnghatbntdo,trongkhitncngnhnggmbcoilkhnghplvphioccalngvtha,chnghatpth(collectivism)vchnghacngsn(communism).Btinrngconngiphichnchomnhccgitrvhnhngtheoltr;vrngcnhncquyntntivlichcachnhbnthnmnh,khnghysinhbn thn cho ngi khc hoc ngui khc v mnh; v rng khng ai cquynchimotnhnggthucvngikhcbngbolchayladi,hocpttiuchunoccamnhlnngikhcbngbolc.Tnh

chtlluncaRandcmtlchnghatiuchnhph(minarchism)v theo ch ngha t do (liberianism),mc d b khng bao gi s dngthutngminarchismvghtmchnghatdo.

Mc tiu r rtca tiu thuytcaRand lmiu tanhhngcamnhcltngho,mtngicnhngkhnngvsclpmuthunvixhi,nhnglunbnganquytchtcmcchcamnh.

SUINGUN(TheFountainhead)*bnchn6triubntronghn60nmquaktkhixutbn

lnu(1943).*cdchranhiuthtingvvnlintcctibnhngnm.*Mttiuthuytkinhincnc."Mt tiu thuyt trn y sc sng v s th v...mnhm, kch tnh,

mnh litv rnhmch tuncui...mt tcphmtuytvingc."

-SaturdayReviewofLiterature"Ticthcangitiuthuytnynhiukhacnh...skinhpdn...

nhngnhnvtymusc...tobo...thngminhphithng."-NewYorkHeraldTribune

"Bnkhngthctcphmtuytvinymkhnglintngnmts t tng c bn ca thi i chng ta... Bn s ngh n The MagicMoutainvTheMasterBuilder khi bnngh nTheFountainhead (Suingun)."

-NewYorkTimesMtthitkmnhmvconngi

AynRand (1905-1982) ni vnhng l do cbnkhin tc phmnylintctibnhngnm(nnayl60nm):"Ntikhngnhtinhthncatuitr,ntuynbvchinthngcaconngi,nchrangitacthlmcnhngg.VAynRandng.Cuntiuthuytcabcthlmchonhngaiquenbcunitrongtmlbynphigitmnh,bucphithivchnhkincamnh,gitrringcvsttintithiucamnh.

Nhmtbnv tuytvi chomtcng trnhng tnvinhnht,Suingunlmtthitktinht,mnhmvconngi-nhngkthsinh,nbmtnhnthcncchsng,vnhngcthvibittduyvimttrnoclp,mtnimsaymchnchnhcaringmnh.Conngi-vi

ccdngchyttng-hinlnsngngquamtngnngrnhmch,khcchitmylicun.

Vicxtotvomtxhindch,caochnghacnhn,ltnggii phng c - th - ngi khimi - ngicaAynRand trongSuinguncthgyranhiucuctranhcigiacclungttng;nhngtrnht,nmangnsthvchobtkngicnomuntmthyymtnhnsinhquankhcovconngi,cthlconngi-sng-to.VikintrcsHowardRoak-nhnvtchnhcatcphm,sngtolnhucutnhinnht,lmcchcaocnht.Anhchcmtnimtin-tin vo chn l ca chnhmnh, khng chp nhnmi s phc tng, phthuc,khngtntithngquabtkaikhc.

NgiccthnghaykhngngvittngcaRand,nhngcSuingunshiuvsaocunschtrn1.000trangnyxoaychuyncucicanhiungiMvcxpvotiuthuytkinhincnc.

L.TH.(theotuoitre.com.vn)AynRand

Nhntin,nivAynRandthcnglmthintngthv.Vinhiungitnsngb,AynRandccoilmtnhtrithc,ochc,nht tng ln. Cc tc phm ca b, nht l hai cun tiu thuyt AtlasShruggedvTheFountainheadlunlcccunschbest-sellerviccklcvdoanhsbnra.TrntrangwebAmazonvothiimhinnay,50nmsaukhicunAtlasShrugged rai,nvnnm trong400cunschbnchy.Haicuntiuthuytvidymicuntrndi1000trangnylmthayicucicakhngbitbaonhiungiM.MttrongsnhngngilAlanGreenspan,thngchuynthoicakinhtMtronghnhaiminm.Nm1957Greenspananglmcngvicdonkinhtsaukhi ttnghipcaohckinht trngihcColumbia.Cngnhhuhtccnhkinhtthi,GreenspanlngitintngvohcthuytKeyneshcthuytcaovaitrcachnhphtrongnnkinhtvchimavthngtrkinhthccthgiitbnktsauthiikhnghong(1929-33).Nhngsaukhicxongcunschdyhn1200trangcaAyn Rand th Greenspan tr thnh mt trong nhng ngi ng h nhitthnhttngcaRand.Vinhiungi,AynRandccoinhnhttngcachngha tbn, lngibovanh thpchoccgi trcach ngha c nhn, v binminh cho tnh o c ca ch ngha t bn.CngviAynRand,h thot khi cimc cmThin chagiongnghagiucvitiliNgigiucvocThinngkhhnconlc chui qua l kim, cng khng phimc cmvi th lut rng k

mnhnhtlktntimSpencerraoginghiuthk.KhngphingunhinmRandlicnhhngmnhnhth,nunhnhlirngSpencercngtngcnhhngtngtMvouthkcngvisphttrincagiaicptsn.avcaRandchnhlsnitipavcaSpencertrongmtbicnhmi.TrongbibomirahmkiatrntNewYorkTimes,tcgibibogitiuthuytcaAynRandlvnhccachnghatbn.

TrongTheFountainhead,conmtnhnvtchnh,khicnlmtcubxutthnnghokhmtlncdpmaycccunschcaHerbertSpencer.Vcunschthayiccucicu,khincuquytchvnlntrthnhmtnhtbngiuc.Nhngdthnht,nhtbnvnkhnghnhphcvicmgicmnhtphnbimnh.CutrlicaAynRand v l do ni bt hnh chnh l s khim khuyt cathuyt Darwin x hi m Spencer truyn b v c giai cp t snMngngm.lvicSpencerkhngtoracmtbinminhoc.VthnhngnhtsnMssutiphidnvtgiasmuthuntrongocThinchagiocabn thn (hay/vcaxhi)vi l lunkmnh nht l k tn ti.Bng vic binminh o c cho ch ngha cnhn,AynRandmanglisthanhthnchoh.Vmtny,cthniAynRandlngikthaNietzsche,nhngkhcviNietzschebcbocThinChagiov tt raoccnhnvimcchhydit,AyndRandngnghachcnhnvitdo,sngtovchnghatbn.Vicctiuthuytcamnh,AynRandthayicucicartnhiungiM,nhngnginhAlanGreenspan,nh trccunschcaSpencer tng thay i cuc i ca nhn vt Wynand trong TheFountainhead.

Chotitnngynay,cctiuthuytcaAynRandvncnhhngrtmnhmtivichnhthnhnhncchvnhnsinhquancanhiungiM.

Nhngmcdthnhcnglnnhvyvmtnhhng,ivigiitrthc hc thut thAynRand l con s khng.Trong cc khoa trit cctrngihc,ngitakhngbunnhctibvihcthuytObjectivismcab.Viccgiosvnhcvccnhphbnhthcctiuthuytcabbcoilnht,lliuvtcgitrvmtvnhc.Thnhngtrongmt cucbnh chn cacgiM,Atlas Shrugged caAynRand cbnh chn l cun sch c nh hng ln nht ch sauKinhThnh.Nm1999,nhxutbnModernLibrarymcucbnhchn100 tcphmvnhctingAnhvinhtthk20.Trongbnhchncaccnhphbnh,UlyssescaJamesJoycengvtrutinvtrong100cunkhngh

cbngdngcunschnocaAynRand(tnhhnhcngtngtviccbnh chn ca gii ph bnh nh bnh chn ca bo Times, bo TheGuardian).NhngtrongbnhchncacgithAtlasShruggedvTheFountainheadcaAynRandlivtrdnu.nglcqunhiukhcbitgiacunschcngchngyuthchvccnhphbnhyuthch.Bcnchusphphncanhiungithuccphihuvphit.Viphihu,AynRandlngikhngtinCha,phnhocThinchagio.Vicnht,AynRandbphphnvcaotnhchk(selfishness),chnghacnhnvchngikchlitchnghaxhihaymtnhnccvaitrln.

nhgivmtgitrvnhchayttngcatiuthuytAynRandcnlmtvngytranhci.NhngtinghlcthhiucngiMvphnno ci sui ngun cho spht trinkinh t vxhiMtrongnacuithk20,thcctiuthuytcaAynRandlrtngc.

LIGIITHIUCHOLKNIM25NMNGYXUTBNSUI

NGUN

Nhiungihi,ticmthythnokhicunSuingunvnctibn trongsut25nmqua.Tikhng thni ticmthyiugcbit,ngoitrmtcmgicthamnlngl.Viuny,xintrchmtcunicaVictorHugodin t thica tivicngvicvit lchcamnh:Numtnhvnchvitchothiicamnhthtisphibbtvvtni.

Mtsnhvntrongctikhngsng,ngh,hocvitchchomtthiim.Tiuthuyttheonghahplcatnykhngnncvit ribinmt trongmt thnghocmtnm.Vic tiu thuytngynayrivobikchtrnchngcvitvxutbnnhtpch,rivolngquncngnhanhnhmtbntpchliungbunnhtcavnhcngi,ng thi lbnco trng r rngnhtiviquanimnghthutmvnhcngynaytheoui:thchnghahinthctnmn,mangtnhbochvnangivongcttrongshonglonkhngli.

Mcdkhngphilctrngring,strngtnlctrngcbnnhtcamttrngphivnhchunhkhngcntntingynay:vnhclngmn.Tikhngnhtrnhbyvbnchtcavnhclngmny;vth,tichxincnhnmnhmtiunythivimcchghilichomnhvchonhngngichatngphthinraiuny:chnghalng mn l trng phi ngh thut hng ti nhn thc (the conceptualschoolofart).Nkhnggiiquytnhngvnvnvthngngycaisngmhngtinhngvnvgitrvnhhng,cbn,chungnhtcai sngconngi.Nkhngghi mhay chpnh;n sng tovnhhng.TheongnngcaAristotlethvnhclngmnkhngquantmtith-gii-nh-n-ang-l (thingsas theyare),m ti th gii nhn cthlvphil(thingsastheymightbeandoughttobe).

i vi nhng ngi cho rng nhng g xy ra trong thi i hin ticng c tm quan trng c bit, ti xin c ni thm rng thi imchngtaangsngychnhlthiimconngicngcnmtsnhhngvcithgiinhnphil.

TikhngcnirngvolctiangvitSuingun,tibitcunschscnctibntrong25nmti.Tikhnghnghtimtkhongthigiancthno.Tichbitcunschnyphisng.Vnsng.

Nhngviccchy25nm,tibitcunschphisngbitiunyngaytronglcbnthoSuingunbmihainhxutbntchi,mtstrong tuynb rngnqu trit l,qunhycmvskhng thbncvkhngtnticgichonlichnhlphnaulngtronglchscunsch:aulngchotikhinghn.Tiklinychiasvinhngnhvnccngquanimvitnhtinhngngicthsphiimtvitrnchintngt;chiaskhngnhmtthctlchngtacthchinthngtrongcucchinny.

TiskhngthnivSuingunhocbtcphnno trong lchsca cun sch nu ti khng cp nmt ngi gip ti vit ccunschny:chngtiFrankOConnor.

Trongmtvkchtivitvonhngnmutui30,vL tng[1],nhnvt n chnh trongvkch mt ngi sao in nh, ni thay tibngnhnglithny:Timunthybngxngbngtht,tronglcticn sng, ci chin thngm ti to ranhmtvin tng.Timunthyncthc.Timunbitlu,cmtaicngmongmuniu.Nukhng,cnghagcivicnhnthyn,lmvicvtchymnhchomthnhnhkhngcthc?Mtlinhhncngcnnnglngnuisngn.Mtlinhhncngcthcnkit.

Frankchnhlngunnnglng.Anhmanglichoti,vonhngthikhcthctrongcucsngcati,cmgicthcvcucsngnhtivanicicmgicsngtoraSuingun;vanhgiptigicn trong sut nhiu nm, ngay c khi xung quanh chng ti khng c gngoimtsamcxmxtnhngconngivskinchgilnskhinhbvkinhs.iuctlinhttrongmidylinhhaichngtichnhlvic c hai chng ti u khng bao gimun hoc b cm d vo sngtrongbtcthgiinokhcngoithgiinhtrongSuingun.Chngtiskhngbaogi.

Nutrongticbtcbiuhinnocamtnhvnhinthctclngi ghi chp li cc li thoi trong cuc sng thc dng cho tiuthuyt thiuchxyra tronggiao tipviFrank.Vd,mt trongnhnglithoinghanhttrongSuingunllithoicuiPhnHai:trlicuhicaTooheySaoanhkhngnithngchotibitanhnghgvti,RoarktrliNhngtikhngnghvng.CunicaRoarkchnh lcu tr limFrankdnhchomt loingikhc, trongmt

honcnhtngt.HocnhFranknivitivquanimlmviccati:Emangvungvivngngcmchngthulicchtvncm.Cuny,tichoDominiquenitrongphintaxRoark.

Tihimkhicmthynnlng,vnucnnlngththngcmgicy ch qua mt m l ht. Nhng c mt bui ti, trong lc vit Suingun, ti cm thyphnnmt cch su scvi thc trng ca ci th-gii-nh-n-ang-lnmcticmthytikhngbaogicnnglng tin thm mt bc no v pha ci th-gii-nh-n-phi-l. m ,Franknichuynvitinhiugilin.Anhlmchotihiuvsaongitakhngthbmcthgiichonhngkmmnhkhinhb.nkhicucnichuynktthc,snnlngcatitanbin.Nkhngbaogicntrlimnhmnhlnna.

Ti vn thng phn i thi quen tng sch: ti lun gi quanimrngmtcunschcncdnhtngchobtccginoxngngvin.Nhngm,tiniviFrankrngtistngSuingunchoanhbivanhcusngn.Vmttrongnhnggiyphthnhphcnht ca ti n vo khong hai nm sau , khi ti thy ntmt caFranklcanhtrvnhvomtngybnhthngvnhnthybninthcacunSuingun; trangu tincan inm, rntmych:TngFrankOConnor.

Cngihititrong25nmqua,ticthayikhng.Khng,tivnlconngi;thmchcnggingthhn.Ccquanimcaticthayikhng?Khng.Ktlctibtunhcthttcnhngnimtinvquanimcbnnhtcativcucsngvconngikhnghthayi;tuynhin,nhnthccativphmvipdngnhngquanimymrngracv tmvcv tnhcht.Tinhgi thnovcunSuingun thiimny?Tivn thonh ti thovocingy tivitxongcunsch.

CunSuingunccvittrnhbyccquanimtrithccatikhng?Trlicuhiny,tixintrchlitbivitMcchvnchngmtitrnhbyihcLewisvClarkvongy1-10-1963:ngcvmcchcatikhivitvnlkhchahnhnhconngiltng.Mc tiu rt ronht ca ti lkhchamtmungi l tngvoc;ttcccgitrtrithc,giodc,haynhnthctrongtiuthuytchlphngtintmctiurtroy.

Tixincnhnmnhiuny:mcchcatikhngphilkhaisngcgivmttrithc.McchcatimcchcbnvrtronhtlkhchachndungHowardRoark(hocccnhnvtchnhtrong

Atlasvnmnh[2])nhcichtthn.Tivitvcnavlichcacuchuyn.Phpthnginnht

catichobtccuchuynnol:Liuticmungpccnhnvtvchngkinnhngskinkiatrongithchaykhng?Cuchuynnycvramtkinhnghimngtriquahaykhng?Nimhnhphccsuytngvccnhnvtnyclmcchtthnhaykhng?...

Vmcchcatilkhchaconngiltng,tiphixcnhvvranhnghoncnhchonhnvtsng,ngthilhoncnhmstnticaconngiltngihi.Vtnhcchcaconngilsnphm ca nhng tn ium anh ta gi, ti cng phi xc nh v v ranhngtniuvnimtinstoratnhcchcaconngiltngvthcycchotngcaanhta.iunycngcnghaltiphixcnhvvraccnguyntcochpl.Vconngihotngvgiaotipvinhau,tiphivrahthngxhiconngiltngcaticthtntivhotngmththngtdo,hiuqu,hpl;mththngihivtngthngchonhngnnglcttpnhttrongmiconngi.

Nhngbnthnchnhtrcngnhochoctrithcukhngthtntinhmccht thn,dtrongisnghaytrongvnhc.ChcConngimicthlmcchtthnchochnhmnhmthi.

Ti cmun thay i g trong ni dung ca cun Sui ngun khng?Khngvvthmtigicunschnguynvn.Timunntntingnhncvitra.Chcmttvmtcucthgyhiunhmmtimungiithchr;vthtiscpy.

Citcthgyhiunhmltegotist(cnghalngitcaoti) trongbi t bin trc ta caRoark; l ra ti phi dng t egoist(ngi theochnghav thn) [3].Linyldotilivogii thchcamtcuntincunnyaranhnghakhngchnhxcvhait,trongegotistcvgnhnvitmkimcati(cunTinhngngyWebster,xutbnnm1933).(Tuynhin,ccnhtrithchiniclihnccnhbinsontintrongviclmlnlnhaitny).

Cn cu vn cn nh chnh nm trong bi pht biu ca Roark: Tnhng th thityunginnhtchonnhngkhinim tngio trutngcaonht,tcibnhxechoncctanhchctri,ttcnhnggmchngtaidinv ttcnhnggchngtacun tmt thuctnhcaconngilkhnngtduy.

Cunycthkhinngitahiusairngtinghtngiohocccttngtngio.Tinhlmnhlnglkhivitcuny,ritnhrngsvthncacRoarkvticngnhtinhthnchungcaccun

schckhngnhrrngnmckhngaicthhiunhm,nhtlkhitinirngnhngttngtngiocnglsnphmcaucconngichkhngphismckhicangsiunhinno.

Tuynhin,nhngvnnh thnycnphicgii thch r rng.Tikhnghnintngiotheonghatngioctinmtinintngionhmtnhnhcbit ca tduy tru tng,mthnh thi c tnhthnghoatinhthncaonht,mthnhthimtrongnhiuthkquagnnhlhotngcquynca tngio.V tininockhngphi theonghaccgio l tngiom loc theongha tru tng,ocnhlnhvcquynhccgitr,ocnhblutttvxucaconngi;ocm,ngvmttnhcm,thcbiuhincmgiclnln,cmgicttn,cmgiccaoc,cmgicvinhngththucvgitrconnginhngbtngiochimlmctnhcamnh.

Tingdngnhngnghatrnchomtonkhctrongcunsch,mton thoingngiaRoarkvHoptonStoddard,vnc thbhiunhmnubtchkhibicnh:

Anhlmtngicctinsusc,Roarkctintheocchringcaanh.Ticthnhnthyntrongnhngtanhanhkintrc.

ngvy.Roarktrli.Trongbicnhcacunsch,nghacacu trn rt r rng:Stoddard

angninstunthtuyticaRoarkiviccgitr,ivicicaonhtvtuytvinht,viciltng(trongkintrcvcucsng[4]).VicxydngnStoddardvphintatiptheosvicnyminhharchocutrn.

iunydntinmtvnlnhn,clinquantitngcumttrongcunSuingunvcnphichiurnunhbncmunhiuldoshpdnludicacunschny.

Scquyncatngiotronglnhvcockhinchovictraoiccnghavscthitnhcmtgcltnhtrnnhtsckhkhn.Vtngiocquyntrongvicraccquynhoc,aocchng li conngi,nn tngiocngchimot luncckhinimoccaonhttrongngnng,achngrakhithgiivtmvicaconngi.Vdnhtthnghoa(exaltation)thngcdngngmttrngthitnhcmcangicchngkinngsiunhin.Tthphng(worship)cdngchs trung thnhv tn tyivinhngthbntrnconngi.Ttnknh(reverence)mchcmgictntrngmangtnhthnthnhmngitacmgicckhiqutrnugi(volccunguyn).Tthingling(sacred)cngcnghalvt

trnvbtkhxmphmbinhnggthucvconngitrnmtt.Vnvn...[5]

Trongkhi,ttcnhngkhinimtrnulinquannnhngcmgicthccaconngimkhngcncgsiunhinhinhu;vngitac thkinhnghimnhngcmgicnykhih thymnh ln lnhaycaothng lnmkhngcnphii kmvi cmgichmnh (xungdingsiunhin[6])nhcckhinimtngioihi.Vyth, trongthct,ngitalyciglmngungchoclmthamchiuchocckinhnghimcamnh?Lra,ngitaphithamchiutonbthgiitnhcmcamnhtrongtngquanvimtmhnhocltng.Thnhng,thct lngoicmgicthmnhxungmtngioquynhchoconngi,tonbphncnlicathgiitnhcmybbmc,khnghcgitn,lmrhoccngnhn.

Chnhnhngcptnhcmcaonhtnycaconngilcicnphiccuchuclittrongbngticachnghathnbvphictrlichochnhnchnchnhcan:conngi (chkhngphingsiunhin[7]).

Vchnhvinghany,visuynghny,timunnurtnhchtcacucsngmcunSuingunkhcha:lcucsngtnvinhconngi.[8]

Tnvinhconngilmtcmgicmmtstngithmchrttkinhnghimcnmtcchthngxuyn;mtskhckinhnghimnquanhngkhonhkhcrirc,lelnrittimkhnglinhhngg;mtsngithmchkhnghbitnn;trongkhimtskhcnathbitvdnhciincungdpttnhngkhonhkhcleln.

Xinngnhmlnstnvinhconnginyvirtnhiunhngtoantnhm,thayvgiiphnglunlrakhivngcngtacatngiovatrnvvi lnhvctduyl tnhcaconngi thngi ta likhocchonmthnhhivnghavkinhkhngnhtcascungtn.Vdnhttcccbinthcachnghatpththcraginguynnhngnguyntcoctngio,ciuhthayChabngxhiyconngivochthysinhlmvttthn.BncnhlhnglotcctrngphitrithchininhngtrngphiphnhnccnguyntctduyvtuynbrngthctichlmtthphnlonctorabinhngphpmuvtunthquytcngunhinkhngphisngunhindoChatora,msngunhindoconngihayxhitora.Nhngktheoquanimthnbminykhnghtnvinhconngi;chngchlnhngkdungtchaconngivcngthchconngimtcchin

cungnhnhngbctinbivntnthchnghathnbcachng.Mtdngththinhncasthchviconngimtivanin

lnhngquanimcanhngkbthngkvnhngchititvnvtcaisnglmmmt.Nhngknyvkhngkhnngnhnthccnghacastthcconngituynbrngconngikhngthlitngcastnvinhbivchngchagpmtaixngngvistnvinh.

Nhngngitnvinhconngitheongnghamtimunnitilnhngnginhnratimnngcaonhtcaconngivnlcttiiu.Nhngk thchconngi, tri li, lnhngkcoi loinginhnhng sinhvt yut, sa a, ngkhinhb v cgngbn thnchngkhngphinhnthyiungcli.y,cnchrngtrithctphnnhtrctipduynhtmconngiccltrithcvchnhbnthnmnh.

Cthhn,ranhgiicbnnhtgianhngngitnvinhconngivnhngk thchconngi lmtbnthphnuchosthnghoacalngttncngnhsthinglingcahnhphcthcstrnmtt;cnbnkia thcgngconngikhngtchai th.Huhtnhnloitiutnnnglngvtnhcmcamnhkhonggiacahaithicctrn:hchaootbnnysangbnkhc,vngvykhngphigitnskhscamnh.Nhnggitnhaykhngcngkhngthayicbnchtskhscah.

Cl,cchttnhtthutmquanimcucsngtrongSuingunldn ra y nhng cu ti trn u bn tho camnh nhng bchngikhiemxutbn.Tixinnhnchinytrnhbyvibnc.

Tibchngivtiphnisuscnhngquanimtrithccangi vit ra nhng cu y: Friedrich Nietzsche[9]. V mt trit hc,Nietzschenghquanimthnbvsphil.CcquanimsiuhnhhccangthhinmtthgiitrnlngiaslngmnkiuByron[10]visccthnb;nhnthcluncanghthpvaitrcatduyltnhvthaynbngduych,haycmgic,haybnnng,haynhngcimbmsinhkhccaitng.Tuynhin,vitcchmtnhth,thnhthong(chkhngthngxuyn),Nietzschelininnhngtnhcmlnlaoivisvicaconnginhngninthngquangnngcmgicchkhngphingnngtduy.

iunycbitngtrongcutrchdnmtichn.Tikhngthngvinghaencan:cunytuynbmtlthuytkhngthbocha c l thuyt tm l quyt nh (psychological determinism). Tuy

nhin,nunhnnhnnnhskhchamtkinhnghimtnhcm(vnu,vmtnhnthc,tadngkhinimtintduycbnccdokinhnghimthaychokhinimtrigicbmsinh)thcutrchdnnylichothymttrngthithnghoacasttn;ngthiquynpttcnhngtnh cmm cunSui ngun t nn tng trit hc v nhn thc chonhngtnhcmy.[11]

Khngphihnhvimchnhlnimtinnimtinchcchnvquantrngnhtsmanglichonhngtniutngiocmtnghamivsuschn:mtnimtinchcchnmmttmhncaothngcivichnhn;cinimtinmngitakhngnnkimtmtbnngoi,khngthtmthybnngoi,v,cl,khngbaoginnmt.(TrchtbiTmhncao thng t thnghoa,FriedrichNietzsche,cunBn trn cithinvcic.)

Trong lch s nhn loi, him thy ai pht biu quan im ny v conngi.Ngynay,quanimnyhunhkhng tn ti.Tuynhin, chnhquanimnydtnticccpkhcnhaucaskhaokht,aoc,amm v hoangmang au kh l quan imkhi u cuc sng canhngngiutnhtcanhnloi.iviash,ythmchkhngphilmtquanimrrngmchlmtcmgicmh,khnmbt;nctothnhtnhngniautrntrivtnimhnhphckhngthdin t ni.N l cmgic vmt k vng ln, rng cuc sng camtngi l quan trng, rng nhng thnh tu ln lao c th nm trong khnng,vrngnhngiuvicnnmphatrc.

Bnchtcaconngivcabtcsinhvtnokhngphiluhng,hocphnhvnguynrastnticamnh;iuythcraihicmtqutrnhsuyimtccantythucmingi.Mtvingi u hng vo ln u tin tip xc vi p lc;mt vi ngimcnhinuhng;mtskhcixungttvcthmtdnngnlamchnhhcngkhnghnhnrantnlinhthno.Sau,ttcbinmttrongcimlykhnglgmnhngngigici,nhngngiraogingrngtrngthnhbaohmvicchibchnhkin,rngsnnhbaohmvicchibnhnggitrring,vrngsngthctcnghalphigtbsttn.Chmtstngikinquytkhnguhngvtiptctinln;hbitrngkhngthphnbingnlakia;hhccchnuidngn,chonhnhhi,mcchvssng...Tmli,dtnglaimingi khc nhau, vo thi im bt u cuc sng, nhn loi lun tmkimmthnhnhcaocvbnchtconngicngnhvcucsng.

Crttctchngtrongcuctmkimny.Suingunlmttrongnhngctchng.ychnh lmt trongnhng ldocbnnht

khinchoSuinguncschpdnludi:ntikhngnhtinhthncatuitr,ntuynbvchinthngcaconngi,nchrangitacthlmcnhngg.

Tikhngquantmnvictrongmithhngi,schcmtsthiurvtcnhndngthtscaconngi;scnlisphnbin.Chnhstkiamilnhngngixoaychuynthgiinyvmanglinghachocucsngvchnhs tnymi li tngm timunhngti.Scnlitikhngquantm.Hkhnghphnbitihaycunschny.Cimhphnbichnhllinhhncah.

AynRandNewYork,thngNm1968

Mclc

LIGIITHIUCHOLKNIM25NMNGYXUTBNSUINGUNPHNMT-PETERKEATING

I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.

PHNHAI-ELLSWORTHM.TOOHEYI.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.

PHNBA-GAILWYNANDI.II.III.IV.

V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.

PHNBN-HOWARDROARKI.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.XIX.XX.

PHNMT-PETERKEATING

I.

HowardRoakcivang.Anhngtrntrungtrnmtmm.Hncnmsudichnanh.

Phatrnmtnctnhlng,nhngkhigranitsngsngvnthnglntri.Dngnhmtncnmbtng trongkhicckhic tdincvn lncao.Nhngkhimangsbtngvn thymt trnchinkhivkhhaibnxvonhau;trongkhonhkhcy,mithchnglitrongmttrngthitnhcnsischnmichuynng.Nhngphinlplnh,sngnhmttri.

Hncbndichcnnhmtvngthpmngcticckhi.Nhng tngc thctxuynxungdimtncsu,khngh thayi.Chngbtuvibu tri trncao ri likt thcvibu trikhcphadimtnc.Nhth,cthgiitrnnllngtrongkhngtrungmthnobngbnhtritronghkhngvchcneovobnchncangiangngtrnmm.

Cthanhtavobutri.ylmtcthgmtonngthngvgcnhn,mimtngunubbv thnhnhngmtphng.Anhng,btng,hai taybungdchaibnsn, lngbn taym.Anhcmthybvaimnhcngln;anhcmthyrnglntrncvmudnnngxunghaibntay.Anhcmthygisaulng,lunquacihclmgy.Githitcanhvytrnnntri.lmtmitckhngvngcngkhng,mchnhxclmuvcamchn.

Anhcivociiuxyravianhvosnghmvvonhngthspn.

Anhbitnhngngysptiskhkhn.Scnhngcuhiphictrlivnhngkhochcncchunb.Anhbitanhnnsuynghvchng.Anhcngbitlanhskhngngh,vmithivianhhontonrrng,vkhochcchunbtlu,vvanhmunci.

Anhcthcnnhc.Nhngrianhliqun.Anhangnhnvonhngkhigranit.

Anhkhngcinakhimtanhchng li trongnhn thcvmttxungquanh.Khunmtanhgingnhmtquylutcatnhinmtthmngitakhngthchtvn,thayihocvanxin.lmtkhunmtvixnggmcao,nhlntrnhaihmmgy,trng;imtxm,lnhvkinnh;cimingkhinhkhnh,mmchtmingcamttnaophhocmtvthnh.

Anhnhnnhngkhigranit.Chngscct lmthnhnhngbc tng.Anhnhnmt ci cy.N scx lyg lmxnh.Anhnhnmtvtg st trnvnghnqungstdi lngt.Chngscnuchyvluynthnhnhngtrstvnthnglntri.

Nhng tngnyanhnghchngnmycho ta;chngchimikhoan,thucnvhiulnhcata;chngchcct,x,nghinvti sinh; chng mong ngng ci hnh hi m bn tay ta s mang li chochng.

Sauanhlcuvanhnhnbuisnghmvnhrarngcrtnhiuvicphilm.Anhbcnmm,gicaohaitayvlnvobutribndi.

Anhbi thngquamthnbbnkia.Anhtinn tngnianhqunocamnh.Anhnhnquanhmnhmtcchluyntic.TrongsutbanmktkhianhnsngStanton,ylchthginduynhtcaanh:anhnybtklcnoanhccmtginghngivnrthimhoi.Anhnbi,ngh,ngh,cmtmnhvcsng.Trongstdomicamnh,iuutinmanhmunlmltiy,vanhbitrngysllncuicnganhn.BuisnghmanhbuikhikhoaKintrccaHcvinCngnghStanton.

Anhmcqunolnngi:mtchicqunbc,ixng-an,ciosmicctayhunhkhngcnkhuy.Anhnhyxungconnghpgianhng tng,bcxungconngmnchyxuynquamt triniphycxanh,riraconngcibndi.

Anhbcnhanh,cngththivtrni.Anhibdctheongci,dinhmttri.Phaxa,thtrnStantonnmtrididctheobbinMassachusetts,mt th trnnh lmnnchovinngccanhcvin(Stanton[12])nitingtrnngnixaxa.

ThtrnStantonbtuvimtbirc.Mtcigchnchtthixmxtni ln trnmtc.Nnhnhnglnkhiyut.Vhpthic loanglongphnchiunhnngmttri.Conngchyngangquanhngnginh u tin dn n nh th. Nh th lmt tng i kiuGothic vinhngtmvnlpsnmuxanhdatrinht.Ncnhngtrtngbnggsmchngcigc.Ncnhngcasknhmuvinhngmutrangtrnngnlmgichtliu.Nmraconphdi,haibnlnhngbichpyphtrng.Phasaunhngbiclnhngkhigbtratnvbinthnhmihnhth:chngbvnxonthnhccuhinh,ccthpcanh,cccasmi;chngbbpphnhrathnhnhnghnghin;chngbnngdinhngminhdc,knhcng.Nhngrmca

mutrngbayphtphcccas.Mtthngrcbncnhcahngbltpxung.MtconchNhtgingitrncimchichntrcbcca,mingnhyncdi.Mtdy t trconbayphpphi tronggigianhnghngctcamthinnh.

MingiquaynhnHowardRoarkkhianhingangqua.Mt svntiptcnhnchmchmtheoanhvimtsphnnmhtngtcmthy.Hkhngthgiithchcsphnnny:nlmtthbnnngbshindincaanhnhthc.HowardRoarkthkhngnhnthybtkai.ivianh,ccngphutrngtrn.Anhcthtrntrungibtrnngmchngngingn.

AnhictngangquatrungtmthtrnStanton.lmtthmcxanhrngvicccahiubaoquanh.Cascanhngcahiunytrngbynhngtmpphchmividngch:LBGINGKHA22!CHCKHA22MAYMN!Chiuhm,kha22caHcvinCngnghStantontchclbging.

Roarkrngotvomtphnh;cuidynhdi,trnmtcignhnmcnhmt lchncxanhlnhcabKeating.Anh tr ticnnhnytrongbanmqua.

BKeatingangnghintrc.Bangchocphongynntrongmtcilngchimctreotrnthanhrochn.Bntaympvngncabchnglikhibnhnthyanh.Bnhnanhvinhmttm.Bckoimigngmtbthhinmtscmthngthchhp;nhngnlccabchdnglivictrabkhngphicgng.

Anhiquahintrcmkhngnhnrab.Bngnanhli.CuRoark!Vng?CuRoark, ti lylmticvchuyn...bngpngng,-vchuyn

xyrasngnay.Chuyng?anhhi.ChuyncubuikhiHcvin.Thtkhmnihtltithytic

chocuthno.Tichmuncubitrngtirtthngcmvicu.Anhngnhnb.Bbitrnganhkhnghnhnb.Khng,bngh,

nithcngkhngng.Cutalunnhnthngvongiidin,vimtcht tit cacu takhngbaogibstmt thg; ciu... cu talunlmchongiidincmthyhkhngtnti.

Howardvnngnhn.Anhkhngtrli.

Nhng ium timun ni l, b tip tc, numt ngi no phichuaukhtrongthgiiny,thldolicachnhngimthi. Tt nhin, gi th cu s phi t b ngh kin trc s, c phi vykhng?Nhngmmt thanhnin lunc thkimsngbngnghnhnvinvnphng,haynghbnhnghaymtnghno.

Anhquayngibci.,cuRoark!bgianh.Vng?ngTrngkhoagiinchoculccurangoi.Bmongnhn thymtbiuhincmxcnocaanh,dchmt

ln;nhn thyanhbiuhincmxccngtngngvinhn thyanhsuysp.Bkhngbitciganhlmchoblunmongcnhnthyanhbsuysp.

Vng?anhhib.ng Trng khoa b nhc li vi ging km t tin, c gng to li

trng lngchocunicamnh.Chnh lngTrngkhoa, thngquathkcangta.

Thsao?CtanhtiniviculngTrngkhoamungpculptc,khi

nocuvnh.Cmnbc.Cunghgithngtamung?Chukhngbit.Anhni:Chukhngbit.Nhngbnghertr:Chukhng

quantm.Bnhnchmchmvoanhvivhoinghi.

Tinthbni,hmnayPetey[13]sttnghip.Gingcabkhnglbtkngno.

Hmnay?,vng.Hmnaylmtngytuytviiviti.Khitinghnchuynti

phitntinvkhsnmcnocthchothngbntrng.Khngphiltiangphnnnu.Tikhngphilloingihaykuca.Peteylabcti.

Bcngngi ln.Cth thpmpcabbbcht trongnhngnp

gpchcngcacivysibngkhinchobaonhiumdngnhphihtractayvcchnb.

Nhngttnhin l,bninhanh,yhngkhivchyu thchcamnh, Ti khng phi l ngi thch khoe khoang.C nhng bmmaymnvcnhngngikhcthkhngcvy.Aixngngthnothcnhth.yricuc theodi thngPeteymxem.Tikhngphi kiu ngi thch p con traimnh cht v lm vic; v ti s cm tCha nu nh Cha cho n bt c thnh cng nh no trong s nghip.NhngnuthngbkhngtrthnhkintrcsnitingnhtcaciLinbangHoaKny,thmcansmunbitldotisao!

Anhdmbci.Nhngmtianglmgthny;licnichuyntmphovicu

bnimtcchhohng.Cuphikhn trng ln; thayquno richyntrngi.ngTrngkhoaangchcu.

Bngnhnanhquacicali,lngltheodidngngigyguccaanhdichuynngangquacnphngkhchcspxpngnnpnmccngnhc.Anhlunlmchobthykhngthoimitrongnginh:mtcmgicengimh,nhthblunchanhtngtungituxung,ptannhngcibnungcph,nhnglhoaTrungQucvnhngbcnhngkhungcamnh.Anhchatngbiulxuhngy.Nhngbvnthpthmchimkhngbittisao.

Roarki lncu thangvphngmnh. lmtcnphng ln, trngrng.Mt lpsn trngschs lmcnphngsng ln.BKeatingchabaogiccmgicRoarkthcssngy.Anhkhnghbsungthmbtkvtdngnongoinhngcticnthitmbtrangbchocnphng;khng tranhnh,khng trang tr,khngduvt mpnocabntayconngi.Anhkhngemvophngbtkthgngoitrqunovccbnv:chcmtvibqunovqunhiubnv;chngcchtcaongttronggcphng.ikhibnghrngccbnv,chkhngphimtconngi,angsng.

Roarktinvphanhngbnv;chnglnhngthutinphinggi.Anhcmmttrongsnhngbnvln,ribntiptheo,rithmmtbnna.Anhngnhnnhngtmgiyln.

Chnglphcthonhngtanhchatngtntitrnbmttrit.Chngnhnhngnginhutincxydngbinginnglnutinsinhratrnmtt,ngichatngbittibtctanhnoxydngtrc.Khngcgnivnhngtanhny,ngoitrviccutrccachngchcchnphilnhth.Khngphimtkintrcsno

nginghvchng,cnnhcmtcch tmn,chpninhngcachnh,casvctnhtheonhngnghnyrabtchttronguanhtahoctheonhngganhtahctschv.Trili,nhngnginhnhmclntlngtvtmtscmnhsngno:chnghonthinvkhngththayic.Dnhinbntayvnhngngchscntkiavncnphi hc hi nhiu.Nhngkhng cmt ng ch no l tha thi,cngnhkhngcmtmtphngcnthitnobthiu.Cccutrctrngchnphngvginn;chonkhingitanhnchngthtkvnhnraqutrnhlaong,sphctpvphngphp,vstptrungttngmngivchngphictrckhianhtattisginnny.Michitittrongccbnvuphlut.CctanhkhngtheokintrcCin,khngtheokintrcGothic,mcngchngtheokintrcPhchng.ChnglkintrcHowardRoark.

Anhdng li ngmmt phc tho.N l bnvm anh chabaogithyhilng.Anhthitknnhmtbitpmanhttrachochnhmnh,ngoiccbitptrng;anhthnglmnhthnykhiphthinramtaimnovnghxemmingtysphicmttanhnhth no.Anhmt hngmnghin cubnphc tho ny, bn khonkhngbitmnhbquacig.Bygikhinhnn,anhnhnracilimmnhmcphi.

Anhvungmnhtaytribnphctholntrnmtbn.Anhcingixung v vch nhng ng thng ct ngang bn v gn gng camnh.Thnhthonganhdnglinhn;ccungntayanhnlntranggiynhthbntayanhangbmvotanh.Bntayanhcnhngngndi,nhngmchmutokhe,khpvxngctaytrihnln.

Mttingsauanhnghethytinggca.Mivo!anhcuknhni,khnghngngv.CuRoark!,bKeatingngcnhinnhnanhtngngca.Qutha

mabt,cuanglmgth?Anhquaylinhnb,cnhxemblai.ThcnngTrngkhoa?,bthanvn.ngTrngkhoaangch

cu.,Roarkbngtnh.,vng.Chuqunmt.Cu...qunmt?Vng. Cmt cht ngc nhin trong ging ni ca anh: ngc nhin

trcsngcnhincab.Thy,gi th tichc thni lbnghn linhnnoqu

ny.ngiculm.Bnrillbgingbtu;githlmsaongTrngkhoacthigianmgpcu?

Chusingaylptc,bcKeating.Bhnhngkhngchvstm;mcnvnishimhrnghi

ngkhoashybquytnhuihcviRoark.Roarkivophngtmcuihnhlang;bquanstanhratay,vut

mitcthngvmmcamnhchocvtrt t.Anhlibcra.Bchnhnrarnganhspikhianhbcticuthang.

Cu Roark! b h hc ming v ch vo b qun o ca anh. Cukhngnhnmcthnymiych?

Saolikhng?NhngylngTrngkhoacacu!CuTrngkhoacachu,bcKeating.Bngh,quthamabt,cutaninhthlcutavuimngviu.VinCngnghStantonnmtrnmtngni.Nhngbctngcl

chumaicanngnhmtchicvngminnilntrnthnhphtrirngphadi.HcvintrngnhmtphoithiTrungcvimtnhthkiuGothicmc ra t lngchng.Cng trnhny s lmtphoihonhogisnhmthcvinthnyclccnbinthnhphoi.Ncnhngbc tnggchkincvmtvi trngrngcho lnhgc.Ncccchinlychocccungthngnpvnhngthpcanhccgccancthdnglmnidusixungunhngktncngphoi.Nhthnilntrnphoinhmtngvintrngl,mtsbovmngmanhtrchaikthkhngl:nhsngvkhngkh.

VnphngTrngkhoa trngnhmtnhnguyn; trnngpmt thnhsngnhnhchiuxung tmtca sknhmucao.Cinh sngnhnhyphiixuynquanhngbctrngvccvthnhkinnghttcutrongtthkhoanhtay.Hailungsngnhmuvtmchiuthngvohaihnhuthpnihaibngcci lsichabaogicsdng.Mt lungsngmuxanhlcychiuthngvobctranhnParthenon[14]ctreongayphatrnlsi.

KhiRoark bc vo vn phng, anh thy bng dngngTrngkhoahinrammphasaucibnlmviccchmtrnhmtcicasxngti[15].ngTrngkhoa lmtngi thp,phvinhngkhi thtchyxccchegiubngmtvnghimnghcngnhc.

,phi,Roark,ngmmci.Anhngii.

Roarkngixung.ngTrngkhoaanccngn tay trcbng,chinhnglicuxin.Nhngchngclicuxinnoc.nghngging.

Tithykhngcnphinirngtirtticvsvickhngmaysngnay,ngbtu,tichcanhbit l ti thcsquan tmtiquyn licaanh.

Hontonkhngcnu,Roarkni.ngTrngkhoanhnanhhnghinhngvntiptcni.Khicnphini,tikhngbphiuchnglianh.Tibphiutrng.

Nhngclanhsvuimngnubitrngcmtnhmnhkinquytbovanhticuchpkhoa.Mtnhmnhnhngrtkinquyt.nggiosk thutktcucaanh liucht tranhuchoanh.nggios toncngth.Ticlnhngngicmthymnhctrchnhimphibphiuuihcanhlinhiuhnngksoviscnli.GiosPeterkin,ngiphnbinthitk,thmchtvnkhgaygt.ngydachngtilstchcnukhnguihcanh.Anhthyy,anhthcslmchogiosPeterkinrttcgin.

Embit.Roarktrli.y,vn l chy.Tiangniv thicaanhivimn

thitkkintrc.Anhkhngbaogichtrngngmcchomnhc.Thmanhhcrtxutscccmnkthut.Ttnhin,khngaiphnhntmquantrngcamnkthutktcuivimtkintrcstnglai,nhngtisaoliphithiqunhth?Tisaolillmtnghthutvcmhngnghnghiptptrungvonhngmnhctnhton,kthutvkhkhannhvy?Anhnh tr thnhmtkin trcschcphi lmtksxydngu.

Cliunyltha,phikhng?Roarkhi.Mivicquari.Chngtaucntranhlunvvicemchnhcg.

Roark,tiangcgipanh.Anhphicngbngvvicny.Khngthnilanhkhngccnhbortnhiulntrckhichuynnyxyra.

Emccnhbo.ng Trng khoa camnh trn gh. Roark lm ng cm thy khng

thoimi.nhmtcaRoarknhnthngvongmtcchlchs.CutanhnthchngcgsaingTrngkhoanghthcracnngmclngkhc,thmchrtngmc;chciu...cnhthtakhnghcmtyvy.

ivimibitpmanhcgiao,ngTrngkhoatiptc,mi

nmanhphithitkanhlmgvichngno?Anhxlchngtheokium,tikhngthginlmtphongcchtheokiukquccaanh.Ningcviminguyntcmchngticdyanh,ngcvittcnhngtinlvtruynthngccngnhncanghthut.Anhcthnghanhsngtctheokiumngitagilchnghahini,nhngthmchcngkhngphinhvy.Nuanhkhngphin...n...nhontoninr.

Emkhngphin.Khingitagiaochoanhccnmanhctdolachnphong

cchthanhbinchngthnhnhngthnghimmohimcaanhm,thtlngmni,ccgioschoanhquavhcngchngbitphinhginhngththno.Nhng,khianhcgiaomtbitpthitktheophongcchtruynthng...thitkmtnhnguynkiuTudorhocmtnhhtoperakiuPhpvanhlibinnthnhmtcigtrngnhvvnnhngcihpchnglnnhaumtcchvnghath,nichotinghexem,anhnghylmtbithihaylschngi?

lschngi.Roarkni.Vnghnthnhtchhctpxutsccaanhccmnkhc,chng

timunchoanhmtchi.NhngkhianhnpcinyngTrngkhoannnmtayxungmttgiytrirngtrcmtcinymanhdmnplmbithicuinmvbitthPhchngth,chngtraii,thtslkhngthchpnhncna.

Tgiycmthnhvmtnginhbngknhvbtng.gctgiycmtchkscntvgccnh:HowardRoark.

Anhhyvnglchngtischoanhbngciny?Emkhnghyvng.Trongchuynny,anhkhngchochngtimtlachnnokhc.

Ttnhin,bygianhcthontrchchngti,nhng...Emkhnghcmthyg,Roarkkhtrli.Emnthymtlixin

li.Em thngkhngmckmi chuynxy ra vi em.Lnny emphm sai lm. ng l em khng nn i thy tng c em. Em nn ritrngtlurimiphi.

No,no,ngnnch.khngphilmtthingn.Nhtlvtispnichoanhbitmtvic.

ngTrngkhoammcivngngivphatrcmtcchbhim.ngtnhngcmgicspbanphtmtnhu.

ymilmcchthtscabuinichuynny.Timunchoanhbitcngsmcngtt.Tikhngmunanhchnnn.Lthny,chthntilalicpchuynnyvithyHiutrng,mcdngyrtcu,nhng... anh lunh,ngychahahngu,nhng... tnhtrngbygilnhthny:bygi,vanhnhnravnnghimtrngnmcno,nuanhtmnghhcmtnm,nghngi,suyngmvnhngciqua,clchngtacthdngttrngthnh,nhthcthchngtisnhnanhtrlitrng.Anhlultikhnghhahnchcchniugcnhngcinyhontonkhngchnhthclmthnylhtscbtthng;nhngkhixemxttonbsvicvxtnktquhctpxutsccaanh,clchicaanhkhcao.

Roarkmmci.khngphi lncisungsngmcngchngphilncibitn.lmtncigind,ddng;mtncillng.

EmnghlthykhnghiuemRoarkni.iuglmthynghlemmunquaylitrng?

H?Emskhngquaylitrng.Emchngcnghcyna.Tikhnghiuanh.gingngTrngkhoaanhli.Cggiithchunh?Thykhngcnphiquantmnau.Anhsphigiithchchotibit!Nu thymunvy.Emmun tr thnhmt kin trc s, chkhng

phimtnhkhochc.EmthyvicthitkccbitthkiuPhchnglhontonvngha.Tisaophihcthitkchng,khimemschngbaogixydngchng?

Chngtraithnmncatii,phongcchvicathikPhchngcn lumicht.Nhngnginh theophongcchvnangcxydnghngngyy.

ng, chng ang c xy dng.V s cn c xy dng.Nhngkhngphibiem.

Thino,ngctrcon.Emnyhccchxynh.Khiemcgiaomtn,thiu

cnghalemphihccchgiiquytnginghtnhemsgiiquytmtcngtrnhthcstrongtnglai.Emthitktheocchmemsthcsxyn.Emhcttcnhnggemcthhcytnhngmnhcktcumthykhngngtnh.Thmmtnmvbuthip

schngemlichligchoemc.MtgitrcyngTrngkhoamunbuinichuyndintin

mtcchynnhtcth.GithngcgRoarkbclcmxcno;thtkhngbnhthngkhicutaimlngmtcchthnnhinnthtronghoncnhny.

Anhnhnivitilanhnghimtcnghnvicxynhtheocch,khimvnunhanhtrthnhmtkintrcs?

ngvy.Anhbnthnmn,aischophpanh?khngphilvn.Vnlaicmcem?Xem ny, y l chuyn nghim tc. Ti tic l ti khng cmt

cucnichuyndivnghimtcvianhsmhn.Tibit, tibit, tibit,ngngtliti,anhthymthayhaitanhtheotrngphihinivchngchoanhnhngtng.Nhnganhcnhnrarngcigiltrngphihiniychlmtthtrolunhtthi?Anhphicmhiuvcinythttcnhngnhchuynmnchngminhrngmiciptrongkintrcucphthinri.Miphongcchthitkcaqukhlmtmvng.Chngtachcthlachntnhnggccnhthitkvinghra.Chngtalaimdmicitin?Chngtachcthcmbtchcmtcchtrntrngmthi.

Tisao?HowardRoarkhi.Khng,ngTrngkhoangh,khng,cutachnimit;tisao

lmtthontonbnhthng;cutakhnghdamnh.iuquhinnhin!ngTrngkhoani.y,Roarknittnvchquacas.Thycnhnthytrnghc

vthtrnnykhng?Thycthycbaonhiungiangilivsinhsngkhng?Thclng,emkhnghquantmnvicmthaylttcbnhnghgvkintrchayvbtkvnnokhc.Ththtisaoemphicoitrngnhnggmttinhnghvkintrc?

Vltruynthngthinglingcachngta.Tisao?VCha,saoanhlicthngyththnh?Nhngemkhnghiu.Tisaothycmunemnghrngylmt

cngtrnhkintrcvi?RoarkchvobctranhnParthenon.lnParthenon!,ngTrngkhoani.

Phi,chnhln.Tikhngcthigianlngphvonhngcuhingcnghch.Thicri.Roarkngdy,anhcmmtcithcditrnbn

v tinvphabc tranh.Emc thnivi thyciny lbch thnokhng?

ylnParthenon!ngTrngkhoani.Chnhth,quthamabt,chnhlnParthenonkhnkip!Cythcpvomtknhphngoibctranh.Thynhnxem,Roarkni. Nhngng rnhni ting trnnhng

citrnitingchnglmg?chegiunhngkhpgkhinhngcitrcnclmbngg;nhngnhngcitrnythuclmbngg,chngclmbngcmthch.Nhngntchmba,chnglgvy?G.Nhngcirmgkhiconngibtudngnhngcilng,hcnphighpgthnhnhngntchmbanhvy.NhngngiHyLpcathydngcmthchnhnghliisaochpkintrcxybnggchvnhngngikhctnglmnhth.RinhngkintrcsPhchngmthyngngmlitiptcsaochpnhngbnsaocmthchcakintrcgtrongkhingiPhchngdngva.Bygilinltchngta,chngtalmnhngbnsaotrnthpvbtngtnhngbnsaotrncmthchvnbtchctg.Tisao?

ngTrngkhoanhnanhytm.Cciglmnghoangmang;khngphibnthnnhnglicaRoarkmlcchanhni.

Ccquytc?Roarkni.Quytccaemlthny:nhngcicthlmvichtliunythkhngclmvichtliukhc.Khngchaicht liunoginghtnhau.Khngchaiaimno trn tritnyginghtnhau.Khngchaitanhnoccngmcchnhnhau.Mmcch,aim,nguynliuliquytnhhnhkhi.Mttanhkhngthhplhocptrkhincthitktmttngxuynsut;v tng s chiphimi chi tit.Mt tanh lmt thc th sng,gingnhmtconngi.chnhcamttanhlphitunthnhngnguynlcachnhn,tunthtritlxuynsutcan,vphiphcvmcchcachnhn.Mtconngikhngvaymnccbphncthanh ta.Mt tanhkhngvaymnnhngmngming linhhncan.Ngi xy ngi nh phi cho nmt linh hn v phi cho lmmi bctng,casvcuthangthhinccilinhhny.

Nhngttcnhnghnhthcthhinthchhpcphthinratrtluri.

Thhinnhng thhin ci g?nParthenonkhngc cngmcch sdngnhnhng t tinbnggcan.Mt snbaykhngcngmcch vi nParthenon.Mi cu trc u cmcch ring ca n.Miconngittongha,phongcchvmcchcucsngcaanhta.Tisaoliquantrnghanhngcimngikhclm?Tisaomtthlitrnnthinglingchbivnkhngphidotanghra?Tisaobtknginovttcmingiungminnkhngphiltngcabnthnta?Tisaoslngngilicththaythchonidungcachnl?Tisaochnlcxcnhchhontonbngccphptnhshcvchbngcchbsungthmvon?Tisaomithbbpnnphhpvinhngthkhc?Phicldonoch?Emkhngbit.Emchabaogibit.Emmunhiuriuny.

VCha,ngTrngkhoathtln.Ngixung!...Th,tthnri...Anh lmnbci thcxungckhng?...Cmnanh...Gianhhynghe tini.Khngaiphnhn tmquantrngcak thuthiniivimtkintrcs.Chngtaphihccchngdngvpcaqukhvonhucuhinti.Tingnicaqukhltingnicaqunchng.Khngcg trongkintrclichdomtngisngtorac.Qutrnhsngtophhplmtqutrnhchmchp,dndn,vdanhvtpthmmingihptcvittcnhngngikhcvtcctiuchuncnhnmnhxungditiuchuncasng.

Nhngthythyy,Roarknikh,Emc,xemno,ccholsuminmsng.Huht thigian ldnhcho lmvic.Em lachncngvicmemmun lm.Nuemkhng tm thynimvui trongcngvicthemchangtktnsuminmhnhxcchochnhmnh.Vemchcthtmthynimvuinuemlmviccamnhtheocchttnht c th i vi em.Nhng ni cch tt nht tc l ni n cc tiuchunvemttracctiuchunchoringmnh.Emchngkthacigc.Emkhngngimcuicabtctruynthngno.Emcthngimkhiucamttruynthng.

Anhbaonhiutuiri?ngTrngkhoahi.Haimihai.Roarktrli.Cththathc.ngTrngkhoani;ngcvnhngi.Ri

anhsthotrakhinhngngh.ngmmci.Cctiuchunctntihngnghnnmvkhngai

ckhnngcitinchng.Nhngngitheochnghahinicaanhlcig?Mtmchytheomt,nhngkthchphtrngvangcgngthuhtsch.Anhctheodisnghipcahkhng?Anhcthnu

tn bt k ai trong s hm c cng nhn vnh vin khng?Hy nhnHenryCameron.Mtngivi,mtkintrcshngucchyhaiminm.Bygingtathno?Maylmthminmcmthpngsaga-ra-t.Mtkvcngringhvmttnntru,mtk...

ChngtaskhngbnvHenryCameron.?Anhquenngta?Khng.Nhngemxemnhngtanhngythitk.Vanhthychng...EmnilchngtaskhngbnvHenryCameron.Ttthi.Anhphibitrngtiangchophpanhrtnhiu...chngta

cthgil...quyn?Tikhngcthiquennichuynvimtsinhvinccch cxnhanh.Tuynhin, ti quan tmnvicphingnngatrc,nucth,cicvnhlmt thmkch,cikhnngmt thanhninvikhnngthinbmrrngnhanhliangctnhphhngimnh.

ngTrngkhoa thikhngbitv saonghavinggio stonlslmttcnhnggcthvchngtrainy.Chvngynirng:y,vchvoncaRoark,lmtngivi.MtngivingTrngkhoanghhoclmttntiphm.ngTrngkhoacaumy.ngkhngthchchailoinginy.

ngnghnnhnggmngcnghevqukhcaRoark.ChacaRoarktnglmtcngnhnluynthputiOhiovchtlu.Hsnhphccaanhkhngcpnbtkngithnnokhc.Khichiviuny,Roarktrlitnhb:Emkhngnghlemcbtkngithnno.Cthemc.Emkhngbit.Roarkdngnhrtngcnhinkhingitachornganhnnquantmnvnny.Anhkhngktbnhoctmkimbtkmtngibnnotrng.Anhtchithamgiahinamsinhihc.AnhlmtheomnhsutthitrunghcvsutcbanmtiHcvinny.Anhlaongchntaytrongngnhxydngtthanh:thn,thngnc,cngnhnthp,btkvicgmanhcthtmc,itthtrnnhnynthtrnkhctheohngng,rincc thnhph ln.Trongknghhnmngoi,ngTrngkhoathyanhangbt ccinh tnnungmt tanhchc triangxydngBoston;thnhnhcaogycaanhnhbitrongbqunobohlaongrngthngthnhydum,chcimtlchmchvcnhtayphinhpnhnglnvphatrcmtcchchuynnghip,nhkhngphi n lc g, bt ci khi la nng rc ang bay, ng vo lc mdngnhciinhnngsptutkhicixnvlaothngvomtanh.

Ngheny,Roark,ngTrngkhoaninhnhng.Anh lmvicvtv c th theohc.Anhch cnmtnmna thi.Cmt s thquantrngcncnnhc,cbitlivimtthanhninhoncnhcaanh.Anhphinghmtcchthctvsnghipkintrcs.Mtkintrcskhngthtcoimnhlcichcuicng.Anhtach lmtbphnnhcamtxhirngln.Hptclmtkhinimsngcnivithgiihinicachngtavcbit livinghnghipcamtkintrc s. Anh bao gi ngh n nhng khch hng tim nng ca anhcha?

Ri,Roarktrli.Khchhng,ngTrngkhoanitip.Khchhng.Trnttcmi

th,anhhynghnkhchhng.Hlngissngtrongnginhmanhxydng.Mcchduynhtcaanhlphcvh.Anhphikhaokhtaranhnghnhmunghthutphhpvimongmuncakhchhng.Tinithcphikhngnh?

Ttnhin, emc thni rngemphikhaokhtxydngchokhchhngcaemnhngnginhtinnghinht,hplnht,pnhtcthxydngc.Emcthnirngemphicgngbnchohcittnhtmemcvcngdychohbitciglttnht.Emcthniiuny,nhngemskhngni.Vemkhngnhxyphcvhocgipbtkai.Emkhngnhxyckhchhng.Emnhckhchhngcthxy.

Thanhnhpttngcaanhlnhnhthno?Emkhngnhpthocbpt.Nhngngimuntngca

emstmnem.Lcny,ngTrngkhoachthiucig lmnghoangmangv

cchcxcaRoark.Anhbit khng, ngni, nhng li ni ca anh s thuyt phchn

nu nh khi ni, anh t ra quan tm ti vic ti c ng vi anh haykhng.

ngth,RoarkniEmkhngquantmliuthycngviemhaykhng.

Anhniiunynginnmccunikhngcvxcphm;nnhthmtlituynbvmtthctmlnutinanhvnhnra.

Anhkhngquantmnsuynghcangikhciucthhiuc.Nhng chng l anh cng khng quan tm n vic lm cho ngikhcngvianh.

Khng.Nhng,iu...iuthtkinhkhng.Kinhkhng?Cth.Emkhngbit.Tirtmngvcucnichuynhmnay,ngTrngkhoatngt

nito.Ngii thotlngtmti.Titinlnhnhngngikhccngnitrongcuchpkintrckhngphilnghdnhchoanh.Ticgnggipanh.GithtinhttrviHing.Anhkhngnnckhuynkhch.Anhthtnguyhim.

iviaic?Roarkhi.NhngngTrngkhoangdy,mch rngcucnichuyn

ktthc.Roarkrikhiphng.Anhbcnhngbcchmridctheoccsnh

di,xungcuthangirangoivncphadi.AnhgpnhiunginhngTrngkhoa;anhkhngbaogihiunih.Anhchbitrngcmtskhcbitcbnnogiahnhngcaanhvcah.Tlu,anh thikhngbnkhonviuny.Nhnganh lun tmkimtngchocacc tanhvanh tmkimng lcchocaconngi.Anh bit ng lc cc hnh vi camnh; nhng anh li khng thphthin rang lcngikhc.Anhkhngquan tm.Anhcha tnghccchsuynghvngikhc.Nhngthnhthonganhthybnkhoncig lmhtr thnhnginhvy.AnhlibnkhonkhinghnngTrngkhoa.Hnphicmtbmtquantrngnmutrongvnny.Mtnguyntcmanhphikhmph.

Nhnganhdng li.Anhnhn thyhonghnchng li trongchc lttrckhinhtdntrntngvixmcamtnggntngchydctheobctnggchcatanhHcvin.Anhqunconngi,qunngTrngkhoavnguyntcngsaungtamanhmunkhmph.Anhchnghnvictngtrngtuytvithnodinhsngnhtdnvvicanhcthlmgvitng.

Anh ngh nmt t giy rng v anh nhn thy, ni ln trn t giy,nhngbctngtrntribngvixmvinhngmngknhdihpthnhsngrcrcabutrivotrongcclphc.gccatmgiycmtchkscnt,gccnhHOWARDROARK.

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PeterKeatingngingayphatrc.Anhcdnmtvobcdinthuytvanhbitrngnhiungiangtheodianhvhscnphi theodianh sau ny.Anh khng lic nhn v pha sau nhng anh cmnhn cnhngnhmtkhngbaogirimnh.imtanhmuti,cnhgicvthngminh.Minganhchnhmtvnhlilimnh,hnglntrn,yquphi,hophngvmpvimtnciphngpht.uanhlmtcutrccinhonhovinhnglntcenlnsngtnhintrmlnhaithidngsuvaphi.Anhcngunhthkhngbitnvpcamnh,mcdanhbitrngikhcthcyvn.ylPeterKeating,sinhvinngisaocaHcvinStanton,Chtchhisinhvin,itrngiinkinh,thnhvincahuhtcchinamsinhquantrngvcbulsinhvincathchnhttrng.

PeterKeatingngh:mngnyylchngkintattnghip.Anh thc tnhscchacahi trng.,kia lShlinker.Shlinkerlmtaphicnh tranhrtvtvnhng tanhbiShlinker trongnmhc cui cng ny. Anh lm vic rt chm ch v anhmun nh bi

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Anh tmkimShlinker trongmng;anhnhn thykhunmtvngvtvimtknhmvngcacuta.AnhncnngmShlinker,vicmgicnhnhm,an tmvbitn.Rrng lShlinkerkhng thhyvngsnhngangvianhcvhnhthclnnnglc;anhkhngcgphinghingviuny;anhs lun lunnhbiShlinkerv tt cnhngnginhShlinkerstrnthgiiny;anhskhngaitcnhnggmanhkhngthtc.Hyttcbnhnhnta.Taschohldochnhngngngm.Anhcmthyrnhnghithnnghivschixungquanhmnh,gingnhmtccncga.PeterKeatingngh:thttuytvikhicsng.

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Sauanhthymnhbttayvlytmbngttnghipbngdathucqutmhi.Anhgtu,mmci,nghtthtrongchicocnhnmuen.Anhhyvngmingiskhngnmanhangthnthcmlyanh.ngChtchhcvinbttayanhvnioangoang:Stantonsthovcu,chngtrai.ngTrngkhoabttayanhvnhcinhcli:...mt tng lai sng ln...mt tng lai sng ln...mt tng lai sngln...GiosPeterkinbttayanhrivavvaianhvani:...vcusthyntuyticnthit;vdnhtickinhnghimviunykhixydngBuinPeabody...KeatingkhngnghentphncnlivanhnghecuchuynvBuinPeabodyrtnhiuln.NlcngtrnhduynhtmGiosPeterkinxydngtrckhingtbcngvicthitkchuynsanggingdy.Ngi tani rtnhiuvn ttnghipcaKeatingCunginMthut.Quthamabt,volcny,PeterKeatingkhngthnhninlg.

Nhnxuynqua tt cmi th, nhmt anhdng li thiimGuy

FranconbttayanhvtaianhlngnghenhngmthanhdudngphtratmingFrancon:...nhtinivicu,mithvnngchocu,chng trai . Tt nhin, by gi cu ang c hc bng ny... cu s phiquytnh...mtchngchcatrngMthutParislrtquantrngivimtthanhnintr...nhngtisrtvuimngnucunlmvictivnphngcachngti...

Ba ticcakha22kodiv trang trng.Keating lngngheccbiphtbiumtcchchmch;khianhnghenhnglinibttnvnhngthanhnintrlnimhyvngcaKintrcHoaKvtnglaimranhngcnhcngvng,anhbitrnganhchnhlnimhyvng,anhchnhlcitnglaiy.Ch,thtkhoankhoikhicnghesxcnhnnytvvnnhngcimingniting.Anhnhnnhngnhhngbintcxmvnghanhstrhnhnhiukhianhtnvtrcah,thmchcnxahnth.

Sau anh cht ngh n Howard Roark. Anh ngc nhin thy victhongnhracitnnymanglichoanhmtcmgickhoankhoitrckhianhkphiuldo.Rianhnhra:sngnay,HowardRoarkbuihc.Anhthmtrchmnh;anhbucbnthnphiccmgicthngcm.Nhngbtklcnoanhnghnvuihc,cicmgickhoankhoibhimliquayli.VuihcchngminhmtcchhnghnrnganhthtngckhitngrngRoarklmtithnguyhim;clcanhtnglongivRoarkcnhncShlinker,dRoarktrhnanhhaituivhcdianhmtkha.CcholmnhtngnghingvtinngcaRoarkvcabnthnmnh,thchngphingyhmnay,mithrrng?Rianhnhra,Roarklunrtttvianh,cutagipanhbtklcnoanhb tc...,khng, thcra thkhngphi lb tc...ch lanhkhngcthigiannghchora,mtthitkmtbnghaycig.Lycha!LmsaomRoarklicthgrimtngingnhkomtudyvccundycthmtra...ido,mkcnucutalmcththtthsaonh?Cngccgu?GithRoarkitri.Khinghn iu ny, rt cc Peter Keating khinmnh t ti cm gic cmthngmanhmuncviHowardRoark.

KhiKeatingcmilnphtbiu,anhngdyyttin.Anhkhngthlrngmnhshi.Anhkhngcgnivkintrc.Nhnganhvn ni, u ngng cao, nh th anh ngang hng vi nhng ngi khc,nhngvntinhtkhnglmnhngtntuilnangcmtcmthybxcphm.Anhnhmnhni:Kintrclmnnghthutvi...vinhmtcachngtahngvtnglaivtri timchngtamangstntrngviqukh... trongttcccnghthut,cicnghanhtvixhi...v,nhmttntuivnltmgngsngchochngta,ningy

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ngibnbvaiKeatingththm:Vnhi,qunspviciPeter.mnaychng taiBoston.Chhimnh thi.Mt tingna, t sncu.RiTedShlinkergic:Ttnhinlcuphiiri,Peter.Khngccuthcnglvui.,nhntin,xinchcmng,chcmngcu...ngnghgc.Ngigiinhtxngngchin thng.KeatingvngtayquavaiShlinker;nhmtKeatingbngsngyvnngmnhthShlinkerlngibnquginhtcaanhnhmtnyKeatinglundnhchottcmingi.Anhni:Cmncu,Ted,bnthnmn.TthcscmthyxuhvcihuychngcaHiphiKintrcsHoaK.Tnghcuxngngnhnn,nhngcukhngthhiurngnhngkhlusuynghnhthnou.

Vgi thKeatingang trnngvnhxuynquabng timdu.Anhbnkhonkhngbitlmthnothotkhibmvomnay.

Anhnghmmnh lmrtnhiuiuchomnh.B lunnhcinhclivianh,blmtmnhphvttnghiptrunghc;vymbphilmvicvtv,phichosinhvinthunhthtlmtssastchatngxyratronggianhb.

BanhtngshumtcahngvnphngphmStanton.Thiththayi lmchmdtvickinhdoanhvchng thotvchmdtcucicangcchymihainm.ManhLouisaKeatingctha kmt ngi nh nm cuimt dy ph sang trng, cng vimtkhontintrcpbohimcnhmbtrngnomcnthnvcucontrai camnh.Khon tr cp bo himkhngnhiu nhngvi ngun thunhpbsungtvicchosinhvinthunhvschitiuctnhton,bKeatingvnmboccucsng.Voccmah,contraibgipb lm thk trongcckhchsnhocng lmmuqungcom.BKeatingquytnhrngcontraibsphilylivthxngngcantrongthgiinyv,nhmtcona,bbmlynimtinnymtcchvammmivakinnh...Thtbunci,Keatingnhli,clcanhmunthnhhas.Nhngrichnhmanhlachnchoanhmtlnhvctthnanhcththhinnngkhiuvcamnh.

Nghkintrcbni,lmtnghcaoqu.Ngoira,consgpnhngngigiinht.Bthcanhtheouinghnyanhcngkhngbit tbaogivnhthno.ThtbunciKeatingngh tnhiunmnay,anhkhngcnnhnnhnghammunthinhcamnh.Vcngbuncivbygi,khinhli,iulilmanhau.Nhngm,chttittht,ychnhllcnnnhlinnhlivnhvinqun

i.Anhnghcckintrcsluncsnghipsngln.Vmtkhiln

nh,cbaogihthtbi?BtchtanhnhnHenryCameron;ngixydngcctanhchctricchyhaiminm;gilmtnggintruvivnphnglmvicnocnhbsng.Keatingrngmnhvrobcnhanhhn.

Trong lc bc i, anh bn khon khng bit mi ngi c nhn anhkhng.Anhnhnvocckhuncashnhchnhtsngn;khicmttmrmnobayphtphvmtciunghingraphangoi,anhconxemcphinnghingranhnanhingangquahaykhng;nukhngphithmtngyno,ngitasphinhn;mtngyno,ttcbnhsphilmnhvy.

HowardRoarkangngi trnbc thmhinnhkhiKeatingivo.Anhangngngilnccbcthm,haikhuutaychngxungvduidichnra.Mtcybmbmhoataleodctheomihin,tothnhmttmrmgianginhvnhsngcactngcng.

Thtllngkhithymtcibngnintrongmtmmaxun.Nlmchongphtihnvlngra;nngcctrongkhngtrungvto ramt khong trng quanh n. Khng th nhn thy g trong khongtrngyngoitrmtvicnhcyylngbtngbnra.Nhngcilkhuchicmgic.Ngitaccmtngntrongbngtilmtbinlcy.Cibngn thy tinh lmchonhngchic l sngnghn;ntc bmu sc ca nhng chic l v ha hn rng di nh sng banngy,chngsxanhhnbaogiht.Cibngncnglmlamtngita;nthayconmtbngmtgicquanmi;khngphilthnhgiccngkhngphixcgic,mlsnhnbitvmaxunvvkhnggian.

Keatingdnglikhianhnhnramitcmuvngcamkdtrongbngtihinnh.Roarklngiduynhtmanhmungptinay.AnhvavuimngvthyRoarkcmtmnhlivacmthyhingingng.

Chcmnganh,Peter,Roarkni....,cmncu...Keatingngcnhinthylichcmngnylmanh

thamnhnbtclichctngnokhcmanhnhnctrongngyhmnay.AnhvangmsungsngkhithyRoarkthanhnthnhcngcamnhvangmramnhlngcvsungsng....til...cubit...hayl...Anhtanitiprtnhanh:Mtinivicu?

Bccni.nglmtikhngnn.

Saolikhng?Howardny,cubitytirt ticvcub...Roarknguv

phasauvngclnnhnKeating.Qunchuyni,Roarkni.Ti...cmtchuyntimunnivicu,Howard,xin likhuyn

cacu.Tingicch?Chuyngth?KeatingngixungbcthmbncnhRoark.ViRoark,anhkhngth

din bt c tr g. Hn th, lc ny, anh cng khng mun phi din.Keatingnghe thymtchic lxoxc rixungmtt;y lmtmthanhmng,khkhcvlintc.

Anhbit,vo lcny,anhcm thymnRoark;mt scmmnhmchacskhchu,ngcnhinvbtlc.

Keating nh nhng ni bng ging hon ton chn thnh, Cu khngnghltithttitkhihichuyncamnhvolcmcuvab...?

Tinilqunchuyni.Anhcchuyng?Cubity,Keatingnimtcchchnthtvbtng,ngaycvi

chnhmnh,Tithngnghrngcuthtinr.Nhngtibitcubitnhiuvnvkintrcy.tilcubitnhngthmnhngkngungckiakhngbaogibit.Vtibitrngcusaymkintrccnhthschngbaogi.

Risao?th...tikhngbittisaotilinghncu,nhngHoward,ti

chatngniiunytrcy,nhngcuthyy,tithhikincacucnhnlhingTrngkhoaticthnghetheokincangTrngkhoanhngm...kincacucnhiunghavi tihn, ticng khng bit ti sao. Ti thm ch cng khng bit ti sao ti li ninhngthny.

RoarkquaynginhnKeatingvci.lmttingcitrtrung,thin ch, v thn thin. Rt him ngi nghe thy Roark ci; v thKeatingccmtngaiangnmtayanhmtcchtintng.AnhqunmtcmtbaticangimnhBoston.

Thi no,Roark ni, anh khng s ti y ch?Anhmun hi cig?

Vhcbngcati.HcbngiParisy.

Saono?Hcbngchobnnm.Nhng, trcyGuyFranconngh

tivlmvicchongta.Ngyhmnayngynirnglinghvncnhiulc.Vtikhngbitchncino.

RoarknhnKeating;CcngntaycaRoarkgchmchmlnccbcthm.

Nu anhmun li khuyn ca ti, Peter , cui cngRoarkni, thanhmcsailmri.Sailmvhikinti.Hochikincabtkai.ngbaogihingikhc.nghivcngviccaanh.Chngnhanhlikhngbitmnhmuncigsao?Lmsaomanhcthchucvickhngbitmnhmung?

yy,ychnh lium tingngmcu,Howard.Cu lunlunbit.

Bquachuyntntngi!Nhngtinithty.Lmsaomculuncthtquytnh?Lmsaoanhlicthngikhcquytnhthayanh?Nhngcubity,tikhngchclm,Howard.Tichabaogichc

chnvbnthn.Tikhngbitliuticgiinhlttcmingivnnivtihaykhng.Tiskhngthanhniunyvibtkaingoitrcu.Tinghlvculunbitchc,nniti...

Petey!Ting bKeating vang ln pha sau h. Petey, con yu!Concnlmgyy?

Bngbccatrongchicvytaftamuruvangpnhtcab.Trngbvacvsungsng,livacvbcmnh.

Cnm th ngi ymtmnh ch cony!Conang lmciquig trnnhngbc thmbn thu trongbquno sang trngnhvy?ng lnngay lp tc!Vonhngay.Mc s-c-lanngvbnhquychocccony.

Nhng... M! Con c chuyn quan trng mun ni vi Howard,Keatingni.Tuynhinanhvnngln.

BKeatingdngnhkhngnghethy.Bivotrongnh.Keatingitheob.

Roarknhntheoh.Anhnhnvai,ringlnvcngivo.BKeatingngixungcighbnh.Civybcabkustsot.Thno?bhi.Thhaianhangnichuyngngoikiay?

Keatingmnmcigttn.Anhcmhpdimlnritxung;sauanhtnglbmvquaysangRoark.

Ny,Howard,nghimtcnh,anhcaoging.Liutinnvtquchcihcbngyivilm,haylcFranconchvkimcichngchMthutdabnnhqu?Cunghsao?

Mtcigmt.Khonhkhcquari.No,Petey,mxemno...bKeatingctting.Kam,m c t t!...Howard, ti phi cn nhc k.Khng phi ai

cngnhnchcbngnhvy.Chnhcucngbit riuny.MtkhahctitrngMthutcubitlnrtquantrng.

Tikhngbitiu,Roarkni.itri,quthamabt,tibitnhngtnginrcacu,nhngti

angninthct,nmtngicthvtrcati.Hytmdplthuytsangmtbn,dnhinlvlthuytth...

Anhkhngmunclikhuyncatiu.Roarkni.Ttnhinltimun!Tianghicum!NhngKeatingkhngbaogicthlchnhmnhkhianhckhngi

quanh,btkkhngino.Mtthgmt.AnhkhngbitnlcignhnganhcmthyRoarkbit;imtcaRoarklmanhthybtnviulmanhgind.

Timun thc hnh ngh kin trc,Keating gn ging, ch khngphichnivn!TrngMthutParisdnhin lnmang lidanhting.Dnhin ln st ti ln trnhnnhng thngkin trc svnxutthnlthngncnhnglinghlcthxynh.Nhngm...ilmviFrancon...mlichthnGuyFranconnghnach!

Roarkquayi.Liucbaonhiungicnhth?Keatingctngni.Mt

nmna,bncnglpskhoclcrngmnhanglmvicchomthngqunno,nuhcthtmcviclm.TrongkhitislmvicchoFrancon&Heyer!

Anhrtng,Peter,bKeatingngdyvni.ivimtvnnhvy,dnhinanhkhngmunhikinmcaanh!Chuynnyququantrng!MsanhtgiiquytvicuRoark!

Keatingnhnmmnh.Anhkhngmunbitbnghg;anhbitchiduynhtcaanhlphiquytnhtrckhinghekincab.BKeating

dnglinhnanh.Bangchunbquayivrikhiphng.Anhbitbkhnghlmblmtchbsrikhiphngnuanhmunvy;anhmunbi;anhrtmunbi.

Nhnganhlini:Kam,saomlinith?Ttnhinlconmunhikinm.M...

mnghthno?BKeatingtnglsgindsngsngtronggingnicacontrai.

Bmmci.Petey,mkhngbaoginghvbtkiug.iultythucvo

anh.Mithluntythucvoanh.Thth...anhnhnbvbtungpngngni,nuconihcti

trngMthut...Tt thi,bKeatingni, anhcn trngM thuti. lmt

chdanhgi.Mtchcchnhcmtidng.Ttnhin,nuanhi,thngFranconstuynmtngikhc.Rimingisbntnchuyn.AimchbitlhngnmngFranconlunlachnsinhvingiinhttHcvinStantonchovnphngcangta.Mbnkhonkhngbitmingisbntnnhnggnungychnngikhc?Nhngmonlchuynycngchngquantrng.

Mingisbntn...bntnthno?Chccngchcgumonth.Chcsbocutalngigii

nhtkha.MonlngtasnhnShlinker.Khng! Keating nut nc bt mt cch gin d Khng th l

Shlinker!Phiri!bKeatingnivigingngtngo.SlShlinker!Nhng...Nhngtisaoconliphiquantmxemngitabntncigcch?

Chcnconhilnglcm.McnghlngFrancon...TisaomliphinghnngFrancon?ngtachnglgivim

c.M,cphimmunconlmvicchoFrancon?Mchngmuncigc,Petey.Conlngch.Anh bn khon khng bit mnh c thc s yu qummnh khng.

Nhngblmcaanhvngitatngchornganhyuqubvanhcngvthmquymicmgiccaanhvibltnhyu.Anhbnkhontisaoanhphitntrngkincab.Blmcaanh;cildonyhnhnhcththaythmildokhc.

Vng, tt nhin ri m... Nhng... Vng, con bit, nhng... NyHoward.

lmtlicuxingip.Roark,nanmnangitrnmtcighbnhgcphng,nnginhmt conmocon.iu thnglmKeating ngc nhin; anh tng thyRoark di chuyn vi s tp trungtuyti,vistchvchnhxccamtconmo;anhtngthyRoarkthgin,cngnhmtconmo,visthlnghonton,nhthcthRoarkkhngcbtkmtcixngcngno.RoarkngcnhnKeating.Anhni:

Peter,anhbitrticmthynhthnovchaichicaanh.Hylachncitkinhkhnghn.AnhshccgtrngMthutch?ChlthmcccunginkiuPhchngvccktcuopera.Hsgitchtmithmanhcthangc.Anhcthlmcvic,mcdchthnhthongkhingitaanhlm.Nuanhthcsmunhchi,thhyilmi.Franconlmtkvocvngungc,nhngloysanhxynh.iusgipchoanhtphttrinsnghipcamnhnhanhhn.

NgayccuRoarkcngikhic lbKeatingni,mcd li lcacuycnhlcadnlixeti.

C tht lcungh rng ti lmcvic?KeatingnhnRoark,nhthimtRoarkvncnnglicuninhngthkhcuchngcnghag.

Thnhthongthi,Roarkni.Khngthngxuyn.Ri,githmivicxongxuirinh...bKeatinglilnting.Con...Convncnphinghm.Ri,gimivicxongxuiri,chngtaungs-c-lanngnh?M

mangrangaylptc.Bmmcivicontrai,mtncingyththhinstunphcv

bitnvbrikhiphngtrongtingvystsot.Keatingbnchniilili;anhdnglichmmtiuthuc,ri

cthngnhtngtkhingn.SauanhnhnRoark.GicuslmghHoward?

Ti?Tithtvtmtibitticnimivmnh.Mticttnhng

bylmtiphtinlnmt...Thi,mcxcchuyn.Thcuslmg?

TisiNewYork.,tuytvi.tmvic?tmvic.V...kintrc?Vkintrc,Peter.Tuytvi.Tirtvui.Thctrinvnggrrngcha?TislmvicchoHenryCameron.,khng,Howard!Roark cimmmt cch chm ri.Hai kheming ca anhanh li.

Anhkhngnig.,khng,Howard!Cy!Nhngngtachngcnlg,chngcnlainac!,tibitlng

tactntuinhngngtahtthiri!Baonmnay,ngtacnhnchpngxydngquantrngnou!Ngitabovnphngngtanhcithngrc.Cusctnglaigtngtano?Cushcccigcch?

Khngnhiu.Chhcxynhthi.VCha,cukhngthtiptcnhvyc,cucctnhphhng

chnhbnthncu!Tinghl...nithtnh,ticnghlhmnaycucmtbihc!

Ti.Ngheny,Howard,nuculmthchlvcunghrngskhngc

aikhcnhncubygi,khngcchnokhhn,th,tisgipcu.TislaliviFranconvtismcni...v...

Cmnanh,Peter.Nhngkhngcnu.Mivicxongri.Thngtanisao?Aic?Cameron.

Tichatnggpngta.Valc,tingci-tvanglnbnngoi.Keatingnhra.Anhbt

unhithay,nhnganhmsmvommnhcaravovlmmtcicctrncikhayycab.

Petey!Khngsaoum!Anhtanmlykhuutayb.Conangvi,m

yuqu.Mtbaticnhvibnb...no,no,...mngnigcconskhngvmunvmxem!ChngtasnmngvicconilmchoFrancon&Heyer!

Keatinghp tphnmvishohngvn thnh thong lmchoanhtrnnmtngihtschpdn.Sau,anhlaorakhiphngvlngc.BKeatinglcu,mtbng,vathtvng,vasungsng.

Tronglcnmqunolungtungikhpnitrongphng,KeatingchtnghnbcinmanhsgiiNewYork.Anhkhngnghnciviccbitnycngyhmnay;nhngbygi,nchttrnnhtsccpthit.Anhmungibcinngaybygi,ngaylcny.Anhvitnghuchngoclnmtmnhgiy:

Katieemyu... snNewYork...cngvic...Francon...yuemmimi.Peter.

mKeatingngi trn-tphngnBoston.Anhngi cnggiahaingibn.Givnhngconngvtliphasau.Vanhnghrngthgiiangmra trcmtanh,gingnhbngtichy trnkhinhnpha-tnhpnhy.Anhtdo.Anhsnsng.Trongmtvinmnasrtnhanhthi,vthigiankhngtntikhingitacthphngnhanhthnytntuianhsvanglnnhtingcixevskophngmingikhigicng.Anhsnsnglmnhngthvi,nhngthcaoqu,nhngthkhngaicthvtquatrong...trong...i,quthamabt...trongngnhkintrc.

III.

Peter Keating nhn ngm cc ng ph New York. Anh thy minginmcvcngp.

AnhdnglimtchttrctanhtrnilNm,nivnphngcahngFrancon&Heyer v ngy lmvic u tin ang chi anh.Anhnhnnhngconngiangviviltquamnh.Bnhbaoanhnghbnhbaokhngkhip.Anhngnngmlicnhnbqunocamnh.AnhcrtnhiuthphihcNewYork.

Khikhngthtrhonthmcna,Keatingtinncaravo.lmtmivmkiuDoric[18]thunh,tngxng-ti-mtcanctnhtontheonhngtlchnhxctuytimccnhthitkHyLpcitra[19];gianhngctcm thchhonho lci caquay lp lnhnhng tm niken, phn chiu nhng dng xe -t vn vt ngang qua.Keatingixuynquacicaquay,riquahnhlangcmthchbnglong,nmtcithangmymvngvsnmilntngbami.Anhtinti mt ci ca g g. Anh nhn thy tm bin ng thaumnhmai vinhngconchtinhxo:

FRANCON&HEYER,KINTRCS.Phng l tncaVnphngkin trcFrancon&Heyer trngnhmt

phngkhiuvtnthivmcngtrongmtbitthkiuthcdn.Nhngbctngtrngbccnivinhaubinhngtmtrbtngphng;cc trnycxrnhvun thnhnhnghnhxonc;chngnhngtrntngnhctchthnhhaiphn,mtphnchnhnhngnachicbnhHyLpmstvo tng.NhnghnhkhcccnginHyLp tim thm cho c cn phng mc d nhng hnh khc ny qu nh ngitacthnhnrchng,nhngchngvnlmnibtnhngcict,nhngtrntngvnhngphinp.

Mcdiunythtphilnhngktlcbcchnquaca,Keatingccmgicanhangngtrnmtbngchuyn.Cibngchuynyaanhnchngitiptnangngibntngiinthoi,phasauhnglancantrngcamtcibvngcungkiuFloren.Tip,nchuynanhnngngcacamtphngvthitkln.Anhnhnthynhngcibndivbngphng,mt rngcn treoxonh t trn trnnhxung,uny ca nhng ci cn treo l nhng bng n c nh sng xanh l cy;nhng tp bn v thit k khng l, tng tng lp lp cc ngn komuvng,giyt,hpthic,gchmu,hdnvnhngquynlchcacccngtyxydngmhuhtuchnhphnkhathn.Ngikintrcs

trngsnggingviKeatingtronglcgnnhkhngthmnhnanh.ngtacvvabunchnlivahngphn.ngtavyngntaycivhngphngthay,htcmvphacamttvnggnhpbnggtvngnchn; trongkhi,Keatingmcmtciongphcb-lumungctraixmlncthcngvlngtngcamnh.Franconkhngkhngchn loingphc.Cibngchuyndng limtchicbnnmtronggcphngthitk.TiKeatingthymnhngcnhmtbccbnvmtbngcncvchitit.CilngcmnhomcangivthitkchnhquayvphaKeating;anhtarrnglqunmtstnticaKeating.

Keating lp tc chimi vo cng vic; nhmt anh tp trung cn chngthcngli.Anhkhngnhncigkhcngoitrnhsngmungctraimcatmgiyvtrcmtmnh.Nhngngkunmanhvlm chnh anh ngc nhin, v anh cm thy chc chn rng bn taymnhangnghuchngocnhngntzch-zcqualitrntgiy.Anhcitheoccngkmkhngbitchngdnnuvtisao.Anhchbitrngbnphcthonylmtcngtrnhvicaaimanhkhngbaogicthchtvnhocvnlnngangtm.Keatingbnkhonkhngbittisaoanhtngdmnghrngmnhlmtkintrcstrinvng.

Rtlusau,anhthynhngnpnhutrntmongphcxmangdnhcht vohai bvai cangingibnbn cnh.Keatingnhnquanhmnh,lcucnthntrng,risaulvicmgictm,linlsthchth,vcuicnglskhinhthng.Khitntrngthicuicng ny, PeterKeating tr li chnhmnh.Anh cm thy yumn ngloi.Anhchnimvngvt,cimingnghnh,mtcimncmtrnchiccmlmvcibngdnchtvocnhbn.Anhyuthchnhnghnhnhny.Nhnggmnhngngithkiacthlm,anhcngcthlmcvslmtthn.Anhmmci.PeterKeatingcnngloi.

Khinhn libnv, anh thynhng li thitkanghin rmnmttrnmtbn.y l thitkmtbngcamtbit thvanhnhn thynhnghnhlangxonxutctntkhnggianthnhcckhongkhngvngha; ttcdyphngdi,hnhchnhtchcchnsphichucnhthiunhsng.LyChaKeatingnghngitachcchnsnhtrtmnhvinhnglithny,ngaykhcu.Saunhnggiyphtny,anhtiptccngviccamnhmtcchtrichy,ddng,chuynnghipvvuiv.

Trcgintra,Keatinglmquenvicphng;anhchacmtngibnc thnonhngnhngnmtvhnhcvung ra, snsngchotnhbnnyntrn.Anhmmcivinhngngnghip

xungquanhmnhvnhymtng lavihmchngvcigc th.Anhtndngmilnilyncbnhlnhmntrnnhngngimanhtaingangquavinhmtdudngvvuiv.imtsngcaanhdngnhlnltnhctngngirakhiphng,rakhivtr,nhthngilmuvtquantrngnhtcanhnloi,vnhthngilngibnthnthitnhtcaKeating.MtanhchngthngminhvmtngnghipttcvnhylnhnggmngitanghvKeating.

Keatingchnmtanhchngcao, tcvngbnbncnh;anh taangvmtngchomt tanhvnphng.Keatingnghingngidavovaicaanh tavis tn trng thnmtvnhnccvnghoanguytqupnitrncctrtngxrnh,caotibatng.

Vi mt ng gi th v th cng kh y ch! Keating ni vi vngngm.

Aic?ngikiahi.,Francon,Keatingtrli.Franconquig,anhtanimtcchbnhthn.ngtathmchkhng

thitknmtcicichttmnmny.Anhtavyngntayciquavai,hngvocicaknhngsauh.

ngtalmht!Cig?Keatinghikhiquayurasau.ngta!cuthanhninni.Stengel.ngtalmttcnhngthny.Quatmknh,Keatingnhnthymtivaixngxunhlnphatrn

mpbn;mt ciunh,hnh tamgic,angcixungmt cchchmch.Anhnhnthyhaimsngtrngtrongnhngmtknhhnhtrn.

Vocuibuichiu,mtshindindngnhnhthcttccccaphng ng kn vKeating bit qua nhng li th thm quanhmnh rngGuyFranconnvnphngvvophng lmviccang tngtrn.Natingsau,cnhcaknhmravStengelbcra.Mtmbacctnglnongagiaccngntaycangta.

Ny, cu kia. ng ta ni, i mt knh dng li khun mt caKeating.Cuangvcinyh?ngtalntmbavphatrc.Mangnlnchospduyti.Cmlngnghenhnggngtanivcmtrathngminh.ngnothchaiiunyuchngquantrng.

ngtathpvitaydngnhthngxungtnmtcchn;haicnhtayunganhnhngsidytrongngtayodi;ibntaylnvhiuqu.MtKeatinganhli,tismli;trongmtphnmigiy,ntli

thnhmttianhnsclmvohaimtknhtrng.SauKeatingmmcivnimtcchnhnhng:Vng,thangi.

Anhcmtmbabngmiungntay,ilncuthangbcvimuthmtivnphngcaGuyFrancon.Tmbavphcbngmuncmtbitthbnggranitxmvibalpcasmi,nmbancng,bnontnghm,mihaitrnh,mtctcvhaiconstlivo.gctmba,cvittayrntldngch:BitthcangbJamesS.Whattles.Francon&Heyer,Kintrcs.Keatingkhhutso:JamesS.Whattleslnhtriuphchuynsnxutkemcoru.

Vn phng caGuy Francon c nh xi.Khng phi,Keating ngh,khngphicnhximlcnhvc-ni;cngkhngphi,khngphilcnhvc-nimcphbngdungdchnungchytcctmgng.Anhnhn thychnhbngcamnhc tch ri ranhmtnbm, chng bay theo anh ngang qua phng, lt trn cc t gChippendale[20], qua nhng chic gh kiu thi vua James nht caAnh[21]riquablsikiuvuaLouisXV.Anhkpncmtbctng La M c i tht gc phng, cc bc nh mu nu v nParthenon, nh th ln Rheims[22], cung inVersailles v ta nhNgnhngqucgiaFrinkvingnucvnhcu.

Anhthybngichnmnhtinthngliphamnhtcnhcacibnlnbngggbnglong.GuyFranconngiphasaubn.Khunmtngvng vt cn i m th hm xung. Trong mt khonh khc, ng nhnKeatingnhthngchatnggpanh,ringnhravnmtncirngri.

No,no,no,Kittredge,chngtraicati,yri,vylmithanbivchngtalmtnh!Rtvuicgpanh.Ngixung,cub,ngixung;anhccigy?No,khngphivi,khngphivi.Ngixungi.Anhthyythno?

Thangi, tie l tiquvuimng,Keatingnivivbt lcchnthnhvhitrcon.Tinghlticthtrachuynnghiptrongcngvicutincamnh,nhngbtumtninhthnyth...tionltihiscmtcht...Tisvtquaciuny, thangi,anhhahn.

Ttnhinri,GuyFranconni.Chclhichongngpivimtchng trai, himt cht thi.Nhngng lo.Ti mbo l anh s lmtt.

Tischtscmnh,thangi.

Ttnhinlvy.Xemhgichoticigno?Franconvitaynngnkobn,nhngringntayngtalidnglimtccholtrntrn.Tht bc mnh vi ci bnh au u ny... Khng, khng, khng c gnghimtrngngmmcitrcsquantmtcthcaKeating-chlmtchtvngvtthi.Lmvicquvtvym.

Liuticthlychongicigkhng,thangi?Khng,khng,cmnanh.Khngphilychoti;gimanhcth

lyichotithtt.ngtanhymt.Smbanh.Anhbity;loismbanh ti hm qua ca h khng ngmt xu. Ti ch bao gi thch smbanh. ti ni cho anh bit nh, Kittredge, hiu bit v ru rt quantrng;chnghnkhianhmimtkhchhngntivanhmunmborng anh gimnmt cch hp l. Ti s ni cho anhmt bmt nghnghip.Chnghnnhmnchimct.HuhtmingisgiruvangBurgundyvimnny.Anhslmgno?AnhgiClosVougeot1904.Thykhng?Chthmcmtchititthi.Vangmt,livasngto.Taphilunsngto...Tinth,aicanhlnyvy?

ngStengel,thangi.,Stengel.CingiumFrancondnggiStengellelntrong

uKeatingnhmttiachp:tiachpymchboanhrnganhphiluthngtinnychngscchvsau.ngtaquvitmnhmangbnvxungh?Anhnhy,ngtalnhthitkgii,nhthitkgiinhtthnhphNewYork,nhnggnyngtabtutrnnhitphriy.ngtanghngtalngiduynhtlmvicy,chvngtabibitrttrtquanhbnvsutcngy.Rianhsthy,chngtrai,khinoanhkinhdoanhluhn,anhsnghimrarngcngvicthcthcamtvnphngc thchinbnngoi nhngbc tng can.V dnh ti hm qua. Ba tic ca Hip hi Bt ng sn Clarion. Hai trmkhchbativsmbanhphi,smbanh!ngchunmiycnhvnhtgiuctmnh.Chcnviliphtbiukhngchnhthcsauban, anh bit y, khng cn rmbeng, khng phi l kiu qung co bnhngthbochlmtviquanimkhochnvtrchnhimcangimigiibtngsnivixhi,vtmquantrngcaviclachncckintrcscnnglc,cknhtrngvthnht.Anhbitychcnmtvicukhuhiunhonh,dnghe,mngitacthnhlu.

Vng,thangi,kiunhcuHychnngixynhnhlachncduchungsngtrongnginh.

Khng ti. Khng ti cht no, Kittredge. Ti c th ghi li cu nyckhng?

TntilKeating,thangi,Keatingnichcchn.Ngictynghisdng.Tirtvuivngithchn.

Keating,ttnhinri!ngth,ttnhinri,Keating,Franconnivimtncicuha.Tinghipti,gpnhiungiquym.Anhninhthnonh?Hychnngixynh...cunyrthay.

ngKeatingnhc livghichpcunivomt tpgiybngmtcibtch ly thpbt trcmtmnhnhngcibtchminhiumu, c vt nhn nmc chuyn nghip, sn sng s dngnhngkhnghcsdng.

Sau ngy tp giy sangbn, th ht ra, ri vut nhng sng tcmtmcamnhvnimtcchmtmi:

cri,ngnoticngphixemciny.Keatingatmbamtcchknhcn.Franconngngiraphasau.

ngtmbacchxangcmtcnhtayvnhnn.ngnhmmttri,rimtphi,ridichuyntmbaxathmmtchtna.KeatingbngccihyvngbtthnrngFranconslnngcbnv.NhngFranconchcmnvKeatingchtnhnrarngngthikhngnhnbnvtluri. Francon ang nghin cu n chnh v li ch ca anh, li ch caKeating. Khi nhn ra iu ny, lp tc Keating cm thy ngi anh nhbng,nhbngnhkhngkhvanhthyconngtnglaicamnhtrnnrrngvrngm.

Hm...c,Franconvanivaxoacmbnghaiungntaymmmi.Hm...c...

ngtaquayvphaKeating.Khngti,Franconni.Khngtichtno...phi...cll...n

cthcbithn,anhbity,nhng...c,bnvclmrt tt...AnhnghsaohKeating?

Keating ngh n bn ca s i din vi bn ct granit khng l.NhnganhnhnccngntaycaFranconangmnmcic-vteocmuhoacsmvquytnhkhngcpniuny.Thayvo,anhni:

Nutictharamtgi,ththangi,theotidngnhlcchnhvangiatngbnvtngnmcphnqukhimtnivimtta nh b th nh vy. C l mt dy ha tit p ni s ph hp hnnhiu.

Chnh th.Ti va nh ni vy.Mt dy ha tit p ni...Nhng...nhngnhnny,nsthunhcccasli,phikhng?

Vng,Keatingnivivkhimtnmanhtathngsdngkhitholunviccbntilphc,nhngcccaskhngquantrngbngsbthcamttintanh.

ng vy. S b th. Trn tt thy, chng ta phi em li cho khchhngsbth.Hontonng,philmtdyhatitpni...Nhng...nhnny,tiduytccbnvsbrivStengelvbnphcnyrttt.

ngStengelsvuilngthayinnungibongtalmnhvy.FranconnhnvomtKeatingmt lc.Sau,mimtcaFranconh

xungvngnhtmtsixvikhingtayocamnh.Ttnhin,ttnhin...ngyutphniNhng...anhcnghlmt

dyhatitpnilthtsquantrngkhng?Tinghl,Keatingchmrini,sainhnggngithycnsa

quantrnghnvicphduytbtcbnvno,chvngStengellngiv.

VFranconkhngnigc,mchnhnthngvoanh,vnhmtcaFrancon rt chm ch cn i bn tay th th lng, nnKeating bit rngmnhhtscmohimvthng;anhthyshivmohim,nhnganhchshisaukhianhbitmnhthng.

Hlnglnhnnhauquabnlmvicvchaiubithcthhiunhau.

Chngtaslmdyhatitpni.Franconnimtcchbnhtnhvnghimtrang.Ccinyy.BoStengelrngtimungpngta.

Keatingquayngiira.Franconngnanhli.GingcaFranconvuivvmp:

Ny,Keating,tinth,ticmtgickhng?Chgiahaichngtathinh,vtikhnghcxcphm,nhngmtcic-vtmugshphnviongphcxmcaanh,anhcnghvykhng?

Vng,thangi,Keatingnimtcchthoimi.Cmnngi.Ngisthynvongymai.

Anhbcrangoivnhnhngngcali.Trnngquaytrv,xuynquaphngtiptn,Keatingnhnthymt

nginnghohoacmitcmuitiuanghtngmtqubncaravo.Nginngkhngimvrrnglngicavnphng;cnngiphnkiamcmtochongkhngtaybnglngchn;btarrnglmtkhchhng.

Nginngkhnghcigpmnhxungt,ng takhngh trithm,mng tacngkhnghphephyciqutno trnungiphn;ngtachmcachobta.VymviKeating,dngnhnginngkialmttcnhngngtcy.

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TanhNgnhngQucgiaFrinkni ln trnkhuhManhattan.Cibngdicancngdichuynkhimttrichuyndchtrnbutri,gingnhmtchickimnghkhnglingangquanhngkhuchungcbibm,tnhAquarium[23]ncuManhattan.Khimt tri ln,ngnuccaLngHadrianlelnvtothnhnhngmsngmurcrtrnmtknhcacastrongvngbnknhvidmquanhnvtrncctngchpcacctanhcaophnchiun.TanhNgnhngQucgiaFrinkthhintonblchscanghthutLaMcivinhngkiumuclachncnthn.Trongmtthigiandi,nccoiltanhp nht thnh ph v khng c bt k kin trc no khc c th khoekhoangrngnchanhiuphongcchkintrchnFrink.Ncqunhiuct,trntng,trngch,thpbachn,tngus,bnhvtrangtrxonc; v th ta nh trng nh th khng phi c xy dng bng cmthch trngm c bp ra tmt tup bt nho.Tuy nhin, n ng lclmtcmthchtrng.Khngaibitiunyngoitrngitrtinlmran.Bygincmuvnvn,bnthuvsnsi,khngphimunucngchngphimuxanhlcymlskthptitnhtcahaimuny,mucashhoidndn,mucakhi,cakhthivaxitangnmnlptinhtvnchphhpvikhngkhtronglnhvngquthongng.Duvy,tanhNgnhngQucgiaFrinkvnlmtthnhcngvi.NlmtthnhcngvinninlkintrccuicngmGuyFrancontngthitk;danhtingcankhinngkhngbaogicnphimtayvothitkna.

Cch Ngn hng Quc gia Frink ba dy ph v pha ng l ta nhDana.N thphnmt s tngvchngcbtk ting tmno.Nhngngthngcancngci,ginn;chngphbyvnhnmnhshiha cakt cu thpbn trong, nhmt c thphby shonho canhngtxngcamnh.Nkhngccchatittrangtrno.Nkhngthhin ci g ngoi tr s chnhxc canhnggcnhn, ngoi smumccaccmtphng;ngoinhngngscdicacccastrnggingnhnhngdngncchydctminhxunghph.NgidnNewYorkhimkhi nhnngm tanhDana.i khi,mt dukhchthnqu himhoi bt cht nhn thy ta nh di nh sng trng; anh ta

dng li v bn khon khng bit cnh tng ny n t gic m no.Nhngnhngvkhchnhvyvcnghimhoi.NhngngisngtrongnhDananirnghskhngnhinlybtcmttanhnotrnmtt;hnhgicaonhsng,khngkh,vpl-gctrongvicbtrhnhlangvvnphngcaDana.NhngsngithutanhDanakhngnhiu;khngmtnginitingnomuncngvickinhdoanhcahbttanhtrngnhmtnhkho.

TanhDanaBuildingdoHenryCameronthitk.Vonhngnm1880,cckintrcsNewYorktranhnhaungivth

haitrongngnhkintrc.Khngaidmmtngvtrthnht.VtrthnhtdoHenryCamerongi.ThtkhmvitiHenryCameronvothi.ngcdanhschkhchhngchthitktrchainm;ngttayvmibnvthitkmvnphngmnhnhnlm.ngchnlanhnggngmunxy.Khingxy,khchhngphingmming.ngihimingimtthmngkhngbaogitraochobtkai:stunphc.ng triquanhngnmthngnidanhnhmtqu tn labaynmtmctiumkhngaicthonc.Ngitabongin.Nhnghchpnhnnhnggnglmchohdhchiunhaykhng.HchpnhnvnltanhcxybiHenryCameron.

Banu,nhngtanhcaHenryCameronchhikhcbitmtchtchngkhng lmngi ta shi.Thnh thongng lmnhng thnghimgy sng st, nhngmi ngi u chi trciunyvchngailitranhciviHenryCameron.Nhngrimtcigclnlntrongngcngvimitanhmi;ntrntr,nhhnhvdnglndnthnhmtsbngn.Sbngnyncngvisraicacctanhchctri.Khicctanhbtumclnkhngphitheokiunhngtanhchiatngbngvanngnmnhnhngmitnthpbnthnglntricao,btchptrnglnghocgiihn,thHenryCameronlmttrongsnhngngiutinhiucsthnkny,ngthitohnhchon.nglmttrongnhngngiutinvhimhoichpnhnthctlmttanhcaothtrngphicao.Trongkhicckintrcsnguynravbnkhonkhngbit lmthnochomttanhhaimitngtrngnhmtbitthgchcin,trongkhihsdngmithnhdnghngngangsncnhmnhlacmgicvchiucaocatanh,thungnta nh xung theo kiu truyn thng, che giu s xu h ca lp ctthp,lmchonnhnhn,antonvcknhthHenryCameronthitkcctanhchctriviccngthngng,khoekhoanglpstthpv cao ca chng.Trongkhi cckin trc sv cc tr ngchv trntng c in, th Henry Cameron quyt nh rng cc ta nh chc trikhng c sao chp kin trc Hy Lp. Henry Cameron quyt nh rng

khngmttanhnocsaochpttanhno.Lcng39tui,thp,chcnch,lithi;nglmvicnhmtcon

tru[24],qunnqunng,ungrttnhngriungnhhchm;nggikhchhngcamnhbngnhngcitnkhngthvitrac;ngcilnvotnhkcangikhcvctnhkchthchn;ngxsnhmtnhqutcthiphongkinngthilinhmtngibcvcbbin;ngsngtrongscngthngcaammmtthcngthngnhmtmikimchchvomingibtccnphngnongbcvomtthlamcnglnhukhngthchunglu.lnm1892.

NhtrinlmColumbiatiChicagomcavonm1893.CngtrnhkintrcLaM2000tuinytalcbnbhMichigan

mtthkintrcLaMccitinbngcchchpvthmphongcchPhp,TyBanNha,Athensvmiphongcchraisau.NlThnhphm c ca ct, khi honmn, h nc, vi phun nc pha l vbngng.Cckintrcscancnhtranhxemaicthncptitnhnhttcccckintrccxa,cngnhailngingthincpcnhiuphongcchkintrcnht.Khutrinlmphibytrcmtngitattcnhngtickinthitmnhnloitngphmphi.Mtcngtrnhtrng tot nhmt th bnh dch v cng honh trng nhmt th bnhdch[25].

Ngitan,chimngng,sngsvmangnhnghtgingtngmhnhnthytcngtrnhnynccthnhphcaHoaK.Nhnghtgingnymmthnhcdi;chngphttrinthnhnhngtrmbuinpvnvinhngmivmkiuDoric,nhngbit thbnggchvi trntngst,nhngchungchimclmbimihainparthenonlnltxpchnglnmicanhau.Cdicthlnlnvnlnmithkhc.

HenryCameron tchi lmvicchoTrin lmColumbiavginbngnhngcitnkhngthinlnmtbonhngcthtruynmingchonhau,mcdchtrongnhngmngnhtnh.Sthtlchngctruynmingli.Ngi tacngtruynnhaurngngnmmt lmcvomtmtchnhbngnitingkhinginyyucungthitkmtga tuhaphng theon thDiana[26]Ephesus.ngchnhbngkhngbaogiquaytrli.Cnhngngikhccngkhngbaogiquaytrli.

Chnh vo lc Henry Cameron t n ci ch ca nhng nm thngtranhuludi,chnhvolcngnhhnhccichnlmngkimtm,ththanhrochncuicngngsptrcmtng.NcMnontrditheotrnchincang,bnkhon,btuchpnhnsv

imim trongnhngcng trnhcang.Nhng richnhtncycngqungmnhtrli2000nm,qungmnhtrlivichnghaCin v v th m khng dnh ch no cho ng v khng dng ngna.Ngitakhngcncnphithitkcctanhna,ngitachcnsaochplnnhau;kintrcsvithvinttnhttrthnhkintrcsgiinht.Nhngkbtchclisaochpnhngtcphmbtchc.HuthunchossaochpycVnha,chaimithkphibytrong cc tn tch kin trc; c nh trin lm Columbia v i; cnhngbuthipchuumalbumgianhnocnggi.

HenryCameronchngcgchngliiuny;chngcgngoimtnimtinmnggibivnlnimtincachnhng.ngkhngcaitrchdnvkhngciug thcsquan trngni.ngchni rnghnhdngcamt tanhphi tun theochcnngcan;rngcu trccamttanhlchakhachovpcan;rngccphngphpxydngmiihinhngmhnhkintrcmi;rngngchmunxytheomnhvchtheomnhmthi.Nhngngitakhngthlngnghengkhimhang tho lunvVitruvius,MichelangelovNgiChristopherWren.

Con ngi cm th s amm, bt k s amm v i no. HenryCameronmcsailm:ngsaymcngviccamnh.lldotisaongutranh.lldotisaongthtbi.

Ngi ta ni rng ng chngbaogi bit rngmnh thua.Nungbit, ngkhngh thy.Khi cckhchhng trnnhimhoihn,cchcxcangivihcngtrnnconhn.Khitntuicangcngkmuytni,thcigingmngdnggitnmnhcngkiungohn.ngtngcmtngiqunlrtscso,mtnginngbnhst,nhnhngvkno,ngim,vothikhuyhongcang,lnglidinvinhngcnbogindcaCameronvemkhchhngnchong;Cameronxcphmkhchhng,nhngnginngnhblmchohchpnhniunyvquaytrli.Nginngnhbcht.

Cameron cha tng bit cch i mt vi con ngi. H khng quantrng i vi ng, nh chnh cuc i ng cng chng quan trng, nhchngcgquantrngngoitrcctanh.ngchatnghccchgiithchmchbitralnh.ngchabaogicyuqu.ngchcmingis.Githchngcnaisngna.

Ngi ta chong sng.Snggh tmnhng conng ca cithnhphmngtngmcxydnglin.Sngngibncibnlmvictrongvnphngtrngrngcamnh,btng,khngviclmv

chi.Sngctrongmttbongknhno,mtbivityncnhcnthihuHenryCameron.Sngbtuungru,lngl,lintc,kinhkhng,ikhisutmngy;vnghechnhnhngkyngnhoncnhnynikhicainutnngchomtcucu thu xy dng rng: Cameron ?L ra ti khng nn ni.ng taungnhhchm.lldotisaongtakhngbaogitmcbtkcngvicno.ngsngchuyntnhngvnphngchimtibatnglucamt tanhni ting timt tng lu trnmtngph r tinhn,rinmtcnnhxatrungtmthnhph,rinbaphngnhnramtngthnggicnhnghmBattery.ngchnnhngcnphngnyvkhidnmtvocasvnphngngcthnhnthy,phatrnmtbctnggch,nhcatanhDana.

HowardRoarknhntanhDanaquacas;anhdnglimichiungh cu thang khi anh leo su tng gc ln vn phng ca HenryCameron.Thangmykhnghotng.Ccbc thangc snmtmuxanh lcybn thuck;ncsnvradigiy thnhnhngvnnhtit.Roarknhanhnhnilncuthangnhthanhcmtcuchn;mt tp bn v kp di cnh tay anh, nhmt anh vn nhn v ta nhDana.Mt ln, anh m sm vomt ngi n ng ang i xung cuthang;iunythngxyravianhtronghaingyvaqua;anhibdctheoccngphcaNewYork,ungoirasauvchngchncigkhcngoitrcctanh.

TrongbngtiphngtipkhchcavnphngCameroncmtcibnvimt ciin thoivmt chicmych.Mtnginng tchoarmngibnbn.ngtagygixng;ngtamcosmivmtchicqunchaidytreolnglotrnvai.ngtaangchmchnhmyccthng s k thut bng hai ngn tay v vi tc khng th tin ni.Cibngnlmtothnhmtlungnhsngvngvttrnlngngta,nimciosmimtdnhchtvohaibvai.

NginngchmringngulnkhiRoarkbcvo.ngtanhnRoark,chngnichngrngvchi;imtginuacangtamtmi,vcm,vtm.

TimungpngCameron,Roarkni.Thh?nginngnikhngraphnbc,xcphmhaybtk

nghag.Vchuyng?Vviclm.Vicg?Vthitk.

Nginngngingyranhnanh.ylmtyucumluringtakhngcnnghethyna.Cuicngngtangdy,chngnimtli.ngtalbcncicasaulngvbcvo.

ng ta cnh ca khp h.Roark nghe ng ta ni vi ging l nh:ThangCameron,ngoikiacmtanhchngnirnganhtamuntmviclmy.

Saulmtgingtrlimtgingmnhmvrrng,khngthhinduntuitc:Cigc,mtthngngu!Tngcni...Khoan!Cchonvo!

Nginngquayli,camvlnglnghtuvphaca.Roarkbcvo.Cnhcanglisaulnganh.HenryCameronngitibnlmviccuicnphngdivtrngrng.

ngngichivphatrc,khuutayttrnbn,haibntayanlitrcmt.Tcvrungcmuennhnhxenlnnhngsith,trng.Ccbpthtcngngnvdy;chngnilnnhnhngsidythng.ngmcmtciosmitrng,tayogplnntnkhuu;cnhtaytrnmunucngci,nngn.Ccththttrnkhunmtbnhbnhcanganhli,nh th sc p lm cho chng gi i.Hai conmt en, tr trung v sngng.

Roarkngngngcavhnhnnhauquacnphngdi.nhsngtlthnggimangmtmuxmc.Trongkhilpbi

phytrnbnthitkvtrnmtvitphsmuxanhlcythtrngnhnhng tinh thpha lmc lngxungbi nh sng.Nhng trntng,giacccas,Roarknhnthymtbctranh.Nlbctranhduynht trongphng. lbnvmt tanhchc tricha tngcxydng.

nhmtcaRoarkdichuyntrcvchngdichuynvphabcv.Anhingangquavnphng,dngli trcbnvvngnhnn.nhmtcaCameronditheoanh,mtcilmnngn,nhmtcikimdivmnhcgichtmtu,cnukiavnnmtvngtrnchmri,ri chmvghim tht cht vo c thRoark.Cameronnhnmi tcmuvngcamvcibntayangbungcnhsncaanhtalngbntaymra,hngvbnv,ccngntayhicongli;chngbbqunkhingichcannhlmngtcnbthocgichtmtcig.

Thno?cuicngCameronctting.Cungptihaylnxemtranh?

Roarkquayvphang.

Chai,Roarkni.Anhbcvphacibn.Mingilunbmtcmgicvstnti

camnhtrcmtRoark;nhngCamerontngtcmthyrrngvstnticamnh,nhngangthytrongimtangnhnvong.

Cumung?Cameroncuknh.Timunlmvicchong,Roarknhnhngpli.Cigingy

ni:Timunlmvicchong.Nhngmiucacigingylini:Tislmvicchong.

Cus?Cameronnimkhngnhnrarngngtrlicicuhikhngc tuynbkia.Cchuyngvy?Khngaini tinghnhaygiihntinhncu?

Tikhngnphschoaikhc.Ti saokhng?Cphicunghy lchddngnhtbtu?

Cunghrngbtkaicngcthivoymkhnggptrngih?Cucbittilaikhng?

C.lldotisaotiny.Aigiithiucuny?Chngaic.Cuchntivcichchtg?Tinghlngbitiu.Cichg lmcu tin rng ticncu?Cphicucho rng tiqu

tngqunnmctiphimcachonbtkthngvlinonlmvicchoti?CphicutnivimnhrngilogiCameron,lolhtthi,...ntru...no,cunith...mtkthtbintruchngthnoknchnc!Cngvykhng?...No,niii!Nii,chttit!Cuangnhncigy?Cngvykhng?Nii!Cchiixemno!

Khngcnthit.Trcyculmu?Timichbtu.Culmcg?TihcbanmStanton.Rath?Qungiylinnikhngbunhcxongc?Tibuihc.

Tuytvi!CameronmtayxungbnvciphraHonh trngqunh!CukhngttivicimchyrnStanton,nhngmcuslmvicchoHenryCameroncy!Ngiynghrngchnylchchaphthi!Tisaohlitngcngirath?Vru?Vgi?Hayvcig?

Vnhngciny,Roarknivchaccbnvcamnhra.Cameronnhnbnvutin,ribntiptheorittcmibnv,cho

n tn bc di cng trong tp giy.Roark nghe ting giy st sot khiCameronlthttnyntkhc.RiCameronngnguln.

Ngixung.Roarkvngli.Cameronnhnanhchmch,nhngngntaympmp

canggnhptrntpbnv.Cungh lchngp lmh?Cameronhi. Hm,chng thtkinh

tm.Khngthdintni.ltic.Nhnny,ngnmmtbnvvomtRoark, Nhn i. tng ca cu l g vy?Ci qui g lm cuquytnhnhtcibnvvoy?Cphichvcumunccigmp,nncuphigomgpttcnhngthcuc?Cunghculaicch?VCha,cunghculGuyFrancon?...Nhntanhnyi,ngu!Cuctngnhthnymculikhngbitphilmgvinc!Cunghramt thtuytvivcuphiph tann!Cucbitcucnphihcnhiulmkhng?

C.lldotisaotiny.Vnhncikiaxem!Ticltivcnhthvotuicacu!

Nhng ti sao cu li phi phhngn?Cucbit ti s lmgvinkhng?Nhnny,mcxccccuthanggcvclsinach!Khicutmng...

nghngsaynimtlclu.ngchith.ngkhngthybtkbnvnolmngthamn.NhngRoarknhnthyngninhthcctanhnyangtrongqutrnhxydng.

ngtngtngngli,yccbnvsangbncnhvtnmtaylntrn.nghi:

Cuquytnhtrthnhkintrcstbaogi?Khiti10tui.Ngitakhngbitmnhmungtuiy,gisnhclcno

trongimhbit.Cunidi.Tinidi?

ngnhntichmchmnhth!Cukhngnhncigkhcc?Tisaocuquytnhtrthnhkintrcs?

Tikhngbit.NhnglvtichatngtinvoCha.No,ngnivvnna!V ti yu qumt t ny. y l tt c nhng g ti yu qu. Ti

khng thchhnhdngcanhng th trn tritny.Timun thayichng.

Choai?Chobnthnti.Cubaonhiutuiri?22.Cunghecnhngthnytbaogi?TikhngngheNgitakhngninhvykhi22tui.Cukhngbnhthng.Clvy.Tikhngckhen!Ticngth.Cgianhkhng?Khng.Lmvictrtinhc?Vng.Vicg?Xydng.Cucnlibaonhiutin?70lav30cent.CunNewYorkkhino?Hmqua.Cameronnhntphsbatrngdinmtaymnh.Quthamabtcui,Cameronnhnhngni.Quthamabtcui!Cameronchtgmlnvchmngivpha

trc. Tikhngyucucuny!Tikhngcnngiv thitk!

Chngcgythitkc!Tikhngcviclmcubnthntivnhnvincatikhitritbn[27]!Tikhngmuncbtcthngngcctinobchtichny!Tikhngmunchutrchnhim.Tikhngyucutrchnhim.Tikhngbaoginghlphigplin.Tichnngytrchnhimri.Tichnngyntcchyluri.Tihontonhilngvibnngcthlmixanhmtiangcy;bnchngchatngccigvschngccigvchngtrthnhciquigthcng th c.Ti chmun c th thi.Ti sao cu li phi n y?Cuangchunbphhngchnhbnthncu;cubitth,ngkhng?Vtisgipcu lmvicny.Tikhngmunnhn thycu.Tikhng thchcu.Tikhngthchcimtcacu.Culmtksngbibnthnmnh;cukhngthbtnthng.Cuthtlotot.Cuquttin.Cchyhaiminm, ti s sung sngcmvomtcu.Cusny lmvicvongymai,ngchngisng.

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IV.

Toohey,GuyFrancon ni, EllsworthToohey.ng ta t t y ch,anhcnghvykhng?ciny,Peter.

Francon vn ngi mt cch vui v qua bn lm vic v a choKeatings thngTmcatNhngmttrnmi.Ttpchc trangbamutrngvimtbiutrngmuenchnhktgiamtbngmu,mtchicnlia,mtciba,tuc-n-vtvmttrimc;ntiuth30.000nbnmisvnhngngicsychonmtnnhlngitinphongtrithccatncchacaingraphnbcliiuny.KeatingbtuctmtbivitctiuCmthchvVa,caEllsworthM.Toohey:

...Vbygichngtacpnmtthnhtungchkhctrongcccngtrnhkintrccaotngth.ChngtimunccbnchnstinhtcatanhmixyctnMeltondohngFrancon&Heyerthitk.Tanhngvimtstaonhtrongsng,nhmtchngnhnhnghnchothnglicasthunkhitCinvtnhhpl[28].Stunthtruynthngcinbtttrthnhmtnhnthuctrongvickintomtcngtrnhmvpcancthnginvddngivotritimcamingitrnph.ykhnghcchnghakhoatrngngbng, khngh c s tranhu sai lmcho cimi l, khng c sincungthhinchnghacnhn.GuyFrancon,ngithitkn,bittun th nhng tiu chun bt bucm cc th h ngh nhn sau ng chngminhlkhngthbxmphmvngthibitcchthhintnhnguyngcsngtocabnthn,khngphimcd,mchnhxclvtniuCinmngchpnhnviskhimtncamtnghs thcth.Nhntin,cngcnphinirngvictunthtniulciduynhttonnssngtothcth...

Tuynhin,iuquantrnghnlnghabiutngcamttanhnh ta nh ny i vi thnh ph trng l ca chng ta.Khimt ngingtrcmttinphanamcatanh,anhtacthbtngkhinhnrarngccnggnniclpliginghtnhauttngbantngmitmlcch;nhngngdi,thngvnmngangnythhinnguynltitchvcnbngnhngngthngthhinsbnhng.Chngdngnhhthpcutrcthpxungchongangtmvichiucaokhimtncangiquanst.Chng lnhngng thngca trit,caconngivcanhngkhiing.Chngnhnivichngtarngkhnggcthmcqucaosovikhunkhchungcacngngngi,rng

mi thsckmgivkim trabinhnggnica tnhbnghugiangivingi...

Cn nhiu na.Keating c trn vn bi vit ri ngng u ln. LyCha!anhniyknhs.

Franconmmcimtcchhnhphc.Hay y ch, phi khng?M li l Toohey vit, ch khng phi ai

khc.Khngnhiungibitncitnny,nhngrihsbit,hynhlyliti,hsbitncitnny.Tibitnhngduhiu...Vylngtakhngnghrngtiquti,ngkhng?Vngtacciliscnhdaovykhingtamundngn.Anhccnhnggngtanivnhngngikhcmxemngtanikhthngxuyn.AnhcbitvcibychutminhtcaDurkinkhng?Thny,tidmtbaticvnghethyTooheyni...Franconcikhoichngtani:NungDurkincotngrngngtalmtkintrcs,thainngiithiuchongtamtchitolnmvicthiuthngnclnhnghmangli.Tngtngxem,ngtanithy,ngaychngngi!

Tibnkhon,Keatingniyvmchiu,khngbitngtasnigvtikhinlcy.

ngtanhmchcigonnghabiutngvnggnnicatnhbnghugiangivinginh?...i,nungtacangichngtaviuthchngtannthntrng!

NgiFrancon,cngviccaccnhphbnhldingiitngcacc ngh s, thm ch din gii cho chnh ngi ngh s.ngToohey chphtbiuranhngnghangiutrongtimthccachnhngi.

,Franconnimtcchmh.,anhnghvysao?ngni tipvivhhiHontoncth...ngvy,hontoncth...Anhlmtchngtraithngminh,Peter.

Cmnngi,ngiFrancon.Keatingdmngln.Hm.ngivi.Ht thmmtiu thucrichng tascng

quaytrlivicngviclaotmkhtcachngta.Franconangmmcivbibovclin.Keatingchatngthy

nghi lngnvy;khngcbnvno trongvnphngvkhngcthnhtunolmchonghilngbngnhngtngcamtngikhc,cintrnmttranggiychonhngngikhcnac.

Keatingngimtcchthoimitrongchicghmi.Thnglmvicu tincaanh tihng rt suns.Anhkhngnigvcngchnglmg;nhngcphngthitkcntngrngGuyFranconcbitthch

ngitachngtrainymangccbnvngpngtabtckhinovnphng c bn v cn duyt.Hunhkhng c ngy no tri quamkhngcnhngphtgiilaothvkhianhngiidinviGuyFranconquabnlmvic,trongsthnmtytntrngvngycnggiatng,lngnghenhng tmscaFranconvscn thitphicnhngngixungquanhhiumnh.

Quanhngngnghip,KeatingbithtttcnhngthmanhphibitvGuyFrancon.AnhbitcrngGuyFranconnkhngnhiuvrtsnhvrtthovkhiusnhncamnh;rngngttnghiploiutiTrngMthutParis;rngngcicmtngtinvrngcuchnnhnkhngchnhphc;rngngrtktnhtrongvicphimugiabtttvikhntay,nhngkhngbaogivicic-vt;rngngrtathchthitkcctanhbnggranitxm;rngngshumtmgranit rtphttConnecticut; rngngduy trmtcnhc thnmumnchn,cxytheokiuLouisXV;rngngivcangvnthucmtdnghluirtnitingchtvligiasncamnhchoccongiduynhtcah;rnghincgimichntuivangihcihc.

NhngthngtinsaucngnylmKeatingrtquantm.AnhtnggibtnhccpviFranconvcongicang.,...Franconmngvy,ngthy...Keatingtbnhtmhiusuthmvvnnyvo thiimhin ti; bmt caFrancon tuynbvi anh rngnhngnghvconginglmnghtsckhchu,nhngvldogthKeatingkhngthkhmphra.

KeatinggpLuciusN.Heyer,itccaFrancon.Anhthyngnvn phng hai ln trong vng ba tun, nhng khng th hiu cHeyermang li li ch g cho hng. Heyer khngmc chngmu khng ng,nhngtrngnhthngbbnhny.ngtalmtnhqutctiutyvicicdigynhng,imtlivlicxngtngo,nhtnhtvittcmingi.ng lhuducamtgianh luivngi tangrngFranconchnnglmi tcchvccmiquanhxhicang.MingithythngcmchoLuciustinghip.Hngngmngvnhngnlctheouinghnghipvchorngngtaxynhlmtnghactt p. Thng th Francon s xy nhng ngi nh v khng i hiLuciuslmthmbtkvicgkhc.iunylmttcmingihilng.

NhngngitrongphngthitkuthchPeterKeating.Anhlmchohcmthynhthanhmtthigiandi;anhlunbitcchlmthnotrthnhmtphncabtkninomanhbcvo;anhmmmngvsng lng,cnhmtmingmtd tnhvcnhucuhty

khngkhcanianhn.Ncimpcaanh,gingnivuivcaanhtavcinhnvainhnhngcaanhnhnirngmithvianhunhnhngvvthanhkhngphilngili,ihivbuctichobtkcig.

GiykhiKeatingnginhnFranconcbibo,Franconngngulicnhnanh.ngthyhaiconmtangnhnmnhvisngngmsuscvhaikhemingnhchlncoithngcikhemingygingnhkhc do u camt ting ci v chng thong hin ra ngay trc khingitanghethytingci.Franconcmthyvcngthoimi.Sthoimibtnguntciduhiucascoithngkia.Sngngm,cngvin cinamingkhnngoan,ngnghavimt sphc tngmngkhngmtcngchinhphc.Nuylmtsngngmmqung,nchctnhtmthi;nulmtsngngmchnhng,nstrthnhmtgnhnng trchnhim;cny,ngcmtsngngmikmvicoithngylmtthvgi.

Khinocui,Peter,hyacinychocJeffersavotphscatinh.

Trnngxungcuthang,Keatingtungquyntpchlnkhngtrungvbtnmtcchthnhtho.Mianhchmlihutsokhngthnhting.

Trongphngthitk,anhthyTimDavis,ngibnthnnhtcamnh,angrngi thtvng trnmtbnv.TimDavis lchng traicao, tcvngbnbncnh,ngimKeatingchtrtlu,vdkhngcbngchnghinnhinnhngKeatingbitchcrngylnhnvinthitkcyu thchcavnphng (Keating lunbit rnhngchuynnhvy).AnhxoayscngngycngthngxuyncthamgiavoccdncDavis.Chngbaolusau,hcngnhauintravlngltnchuyn i cht sau gi lm vic. Keating thng nn th lng nghe cuchuyncaDavisv tnhyucaanh tavimtcElaineDuffyno,mcdnhngcuchuynny,ngaysau,Keatingchngnhmttno.

GithDavisangmangmtkhunmtdt.Minganhtaangcnglcnhaingunghincthucllnbtch.Keatingkhngcnhi.Anhchnhmmt cch thn thin qua vaiDavis.Davis nh thuc khiming vbngn.Anhtavamicthngbolphilmvicsutmlnthbatrongtunny.

Phi lmmunCChamibitmunn lcno!Phi lmxongcithchchtnyvomnay!Anhtanmphchnhngtmgiyxungtrcmt. Cunhnxem!Sphimt rt nhiu thi gianmi lmxong

c.Lmthnobygi?ThanhlngigiinhtymTim.Mingicnanh.Ticccnbit!TichnviElainetinay!Lmsaomticth

hyc?Lnthbari!Cyskhngtin!Cynithlntrc!Lntrcllncht.TislngpcNgiGuyVivnichongtabit ng ta i m lo cc bn v v cng vic ca ng ta! Ti chn ngychuynnyri.

Khoanno.Keatingnivghstvoanhchng.Tt!Cnmtcchkhcna.Tishonthnhchngchoanh.

H?Tisli.Tislm.nglo.Skhngainhnraskhcbitu.Peter!Thtch?Ttnhinri.Tichngcvicgtinay.Anhchcnlichonkhi

ttcmingivthi,sauthchun.i,Chai,Peter!Davis th rav cm thyb cmdNhngm,

nuhphthinrathhsuivicti.Nhngvicnycnmiivicu.

Hskhngphthinrau.Tikhngthmtvicc,Peter.Cubitltikhngth.Elainev

tispci.Nucchuyngxyrath...Skhngxyrachuyng.Ngaysausugiti,Davislnltrikhiphngthitktrngkhng,

liKeatingbnvcamnh.Cixungdicinmuxanhlcyduynht,Keatingnhnltqua

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Anh hon thnh cc bn v lc 9 gi 30, xp gn chng trn bn caDavisvrikhivnphng.Anhibxungphvicmgicthoimi,mnnguynnhvacnmtbanngon.Nhngrianhchtnhnrascncamnh.Anhphichiasiunyvimtaivomnay.Anhchngcaic.LnutinanhccmmnhNewYork.NhngbvnStanton,chingymanhcthvrcblncng.Anhchngcninoitinay,ngoitrnginhtrnhb,khckhph28Tynimanhphileolnbatngluncnphngnh,schsv

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Anhgichocmtbcinvocimanhttnghipihcvquncktkhi.Giyanhlimungpccicmunnytrnnsuscvcpbchngaykhitncvanglntrongtrnhcaanh.AnhnhylnmtcixebutimtondinGreenwichVillage[29].Anhtrolnnccixekhngmtbngngi[30],ngingaycighphauxevchithmikhingiaothngchuynsangmu.iunylunxyrakhianhnghnCatherinevanhlmbnkhonkhngbitmnhblmsao.

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