Man Who Sold The Moon / Orphans Of The Sky - Plot & Excerpts
The reply came in scattered shouts that cut through the ominous, discontented murmur of the crowd.“We do!”—“We do!”—“Damn right!”“Who does the dirty work ‘down inside’—so that Joe Public can ride at his ease?”This time it was a single roar, “We do!” The speaker pressed his advantage, his words tumbling out in a rasping torrent. He leaned toward the crowd, his eyes picking out individuals at whom to fling his words. “What makes business? The roads! How do they move the food they eat? The roads! How do they get to work? The roads! How do they get home to their wives? The roads!” He paused for effect, then lowered his voice. “Where would the public be if you boys didn’t keep them roads rolling?—Behind the eight ball and everybody knows it. But do they appreciate it? Pfui! Did we ask for too much? Were our demands unreasonable? ‘The right to resign whenever we want to.’ Every working stiff in other lines of work has that. ‘The same pay as the engineers.’ Why not?
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