О дивный новый мир

           Fiveminuteslaterhewasbackinhisroom.Fromitshiding-placehetookouthismouse-nibbledvolume,turnedwithreligiouscareitsstainedandcrumbledpages,andbegantoreadOthello.Othello,heremembered,wasliketheheroofThreeWeeksinaHelicopter–ablackman.

           Dryinghereyes,Leninawalkedacrosstherooftothelift.Onherwaydowntothetwenty-seventhfloorshepulledouthersomabottle.Onegramme,shedecided,wouldnotbeenough;hershadbeenmorethanaone-grammeaffliction.Butifshetooktwogrammes,sherantheriskofnotwakingupintimeto-morrowmorning.Shecompromisedand,intohercuppedleftpalm,shookoutthreehalf-grammetablets.