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More oxford books @ www.OxfordeBook.comFore more urdu books visit www.4Urdu.com224WHO IS JOHN GALT? 1957–1968anew. Rand worried that her deepest fear had come true: Nathan did notlove her anymore. She was still his idol, but no longer his sweetheart.After his separation from Barbara, Nathan began a lame effort to integratePatrecia into his public life, even as their affair remained a secretto all. He told Patrecia about his past with Rand, swearing her to silence.Nathan assumed that if Rand discovered his new romance she wouldbanish him forever. Still, he allowed himself to hope that if she got toknow Patrecia first, she would be less hurt when their relationship cameto light. He began to drop Patrecia’s name into conversation, and heincluded her regularly in Collective events.At first Rand did not suspect Patrecia of being a rival. By now shewas a high-profile member of the Junior Collective, by dint of her goodlooks and eager interest in Rand’s philosophy. At an Objectivist fashionshow she wowed the audience in a glamorous wedding gown. FollowingNathan’s lead, Patrecia worked to develop a friendship with Rand. Shewas solicitous and respectful, telling her in a letter, “When I read TheFountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, when I first saw you, when I thinkof you and see you now, and when I look at this picture of you—myhead is always bowed.” 23 When Patrecia decided to pursue an actingcareer she took the stage name “Patrecia Wynand,” after a character inThe Fountainhead. Before her Tonight Show appearances Rand askedPatrecia for help with her makeup. Rand liked Patrecia and admired herbeauty. She had even asked for one of her professional headshots, whichshe kept in her desk drawer. But she could not understand why Nathankept bringing her up in their private conversations.Ayn and Nathan were both trapped by Objectivist theories of love,sex, and emotion, which allowed them no graceful exit from a failedaffair. From the start Rand had integrated sexuality into Objectivism.In Atlas Shrugged she argued that sexual love was a response to valuesand a reflection of self-esteem. Love was not mysterious, mercurial, oremotional, and desire was never a mere physical response. “Tell me whata man finds sexually attractive and I will tell you his entire philosophy oflife. Show me the woman he sleeps with and I will tell you his valuationof himself,” declares Francisco D’Anconia. 24 So it was that Dominiqueloved Howard, Dagny loved Galt, and Nathan loved Ayn. According toObjectivism, Nathan’s love for Ayn was natural, even expected, becausehe held her as his highest value. To repudiate her was to repudiate all his