Status Updates From [By Ayn Rand ] Atlas Shrugg...

"'But all your calculations rest on the fact that Miss Taggart is a virtuous woman, not the slut you're going to call her.' 'Yes, of course,' said Dr. Ferris. 'And that this means much more to me than a casual affair.' 'Of course.' 'If she and I were the kind of scum you're going to make us appear, your blackjack wouldn't work.' 'No, it wouldn't'" (516).