Alvah Scarrett hears of Roark's visit to Wynand's office, and tells Toohey. Both are concerned regarding the change that Dominique has wrought in their boss's attitude — by how he now kills popular pieces of trite sentimentality that he formerly published. But Toohey has succeeded in the past several years in placing his followers in positions of influence on The Banner. He tells Scarrett that if it comes to a showdown regarding control of the paper, the two of them do not have to worry about Gail Wynand any longer. Toohey is confident that he now has the power to control the newspaper.
Wynand and Roark become close friends, drawn together by their mutual love of man's highest accomplishments. Wynand makes clear how much he admires Roark's rise from humble origins. Nevertheless, driven by an uncontrollable lust to prove to himself that there are no men of integrity, he attempts to bribe and intimidate Roark into selling his soul for profit. He offers to build the home exactly as Roark has designed it, and to hire Roark as the exclusive architect for all future Wynand construction projects. In exchange for such a massive boost to his career, Wynand demands that all future Roark buildings be designed in compliance with traditional standards. He wants Roark to "build Colonial houses, Rococo hotels and semi-Grecian office buildings." He warns Roark that, should he refuse, Wynand will use his considerable influence to make sure that no future commissions will be offered to him, and that even the work gangs and granite quarries will be closed to him. Roark knows that Wynand is serious. He responds by telling Wynand that what the newspaperman wants is easy. He reaches for a slip of paper on Wynand's desk and proceeds to draw an adaptation of Wynand's home — but "with Colonial porches, a gambrel roof, two massive chimneys, a few little pilasters, a few porthole windows." He shows Wynand the sketch and asks if this is what he wants. Wynand gasps involuntarily. "Good God, no!" "Then shut up," said Roark, "and don't ever let me hear any architectural suggestions." Wynand slumps in his chair, defeated, and asks Roark if he realizes what kind of a chance he has taken. Roark says he took no chance, that he had an ally he could trust. When Wynand asks, "What, your integrity?" Roark replies, "Yours, Gail." Wynand realizes that he has finally met a man whose spirit cannot be broken. The results in Wynand's life, in the long run, will be monumental.
