Kept in the background for much of the book, Danneskjöld makes a personal appearance to encourage Rearden to persevere in his increasingly difficult situation, and gives him a bar of gold as compensation for the income taxes he has paid over the last several years.
kˈɛpt ɪnðə bˈækɡɹaʊnd fɔːɹ mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə bˈʊk, dˈænɪskjˌɜːld mˌeɪks ɐ pˈɜːsənəl ɐpˈɪɹəns tʊ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒ ɹˈɪɹdən tə pˌɜːsɪvˈɪɹ ɪn hɪz ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋli dˈɪfɪkəlt sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən, ænd ɡˈɪvz hˌɪm ɐ bˈɑːɹ ʌv ɡˈoʊld æz kˌɑːmpənsˈeɪʃən fɚðɪ ˈɪŋkʌm tˈæksᵻz hiː hɐz pˈeɪd ˌoʊvɚ ðə lˈæst sˈɛvɹəl jˈɪɹz.