Scarret

Scarret had drops of sweat running down his temples; he didn't know why; he wanted the board to win; there was just something in the room ... it's too hot in here, he thought, I wish somebody'd open a window.

The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943

As a kind of return courtesy, Scarret let Toohey recommend new employees, when there was a vacancy to fill, particularly if the position was not an important one; as a rule, Scarret did not care, while Toohey always cared, even when it was only the post of copy boy.

The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943

"You're a smart man, Ellsworth," said Scarret heavily.

The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943

"Say, Ellsworth," Scarret asked suddenly, "are you really loyal to the Banner!"

The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943

Scarret frowned; he did not like the sight of Wynand being unable to control an emotion; it contradicted everything he knew of Wynand; it gave Scarret a funny feeling of apprehension, like the sight of a tiny crack in a solid wall; the crack could not possibly endanger the wall -- except that it had no business being there.

The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943

Scarret waited, with a heavy sense of aftermath, as if after a violent quarrel, anxious to make up.

The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943

Scarret would replate the front page of tomorrow's Banner.

The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943

Scarret had a bandage of soiled white gauze on his throat, and his cheeks were flushed.

The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943

It was a long process and there had been premonitory signs, but Scarret did not notice a certain new trait in Gail Wynand's character until Wynand was forty-five.

The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943

It was not a matter of economy; he signed checks without looking at the figures; Scarret was afraid to think of the amounts each passing day cost him.

The Fountainhead Rand, Ayn 1943