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  1. When I first read "The Fountainhead", obviously, I fell in love with it. I read it so fast, that some parts I didn't understand. This time, I decided to read into it with more depth to understand the little hints Rand uses to express her theme. My first stop is at Keating's first day on the job at Francon and Heyer. After he leaves Francon's office suggesting to Francon to make changes to an architect's drawings, Keating notices a man escorting a lady out of the room, "On his way back through the reception room, Keating saw a distinguished, gray-haired gentleman escorting a lady to the door. The gentleman wore no hat and obviously belonged to the office; the lady wore a mink cape, and was obviously a client. The gentleman was not bowing to the ground, he was not unrolling a carpet, he was not waving a fan over her head; he was only holding the door for her. It merely seemed to Keating that the gentleman was doing all of that." After this passage, nothing is mentioned. I do not understand its significance. Or is it a character in the book that has yet to be introduced, and I read the book to fast to recognize it.
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