The Fountainhead p. 616-630

Dominique is saved from her near death experience and is brought back to Wayward’s Penthouse to recover. When she regained consciousness, Wayward was there, “he looked amused…she remembered seeing him as the hospital. He had not looked amused then” (Rand, 617). This shows how Wayward is attached to Dominique in a way that losing her would destroy him. Howard sees her later in the day and she has already been told by Wayward that he stayed at the scene, was arrested, and is out on bail, posted by Wayward. Howard tells her that if he is acquitted, then they can finally be together, but if he is convicted, then she is to stay with Wayward, because, “he and you will need each other” (Rand, 620). Howard is very caring of both Dominique and Wayward, as can be seen in him planning to keep them happy if the worst comes, but it also shows how he is unbending and uncaring of his own well being over the ideals he holds. He would gladly sit in jail for the sake of preventing the destruction of his work.

Wayward begins a crusade for Roark, going against every other popular opinion and hurting the sale and popularity of his paper to do so. “He was granted the impossible, the dream of every man” the chance and intensity of youth, to be used with the wisdom of experience” (Rand, 624). Many people try to persuade Wayward of his unpopular stand defending Roark.

Toohey is also mentioned here briefly in the end, as now being ready thanks to “the right moment….handed to me on a sliver platter” (Rand, 629), to take over The Banner. How he plans to do so is not elaborated on, but it seems as though he has a plan in mind.