О дивный новый мир

           "Andyet,"saidHelmholtzwhen,havingrecoveredbreathenoughtoapologize,hehadmollifiedtheSavageintolisteningtohisexplanations,"Iknowquitewellthatoneneedsridiculous,madsituationslikethat;onecan’twritereallywellaboutanythingelse.Whywasthatoldfellowsuchamarvellouspropagandatechnician?Becausehehadsomanyinsane,excruciatingthingstogetexcitedabout.You’vegottobehurtandupset;otherwiseyoucan’tthinkofthereallygood,penetrating,X-rayishphrases.Butfathersandmothers!"Heshookhishead."Youcan’texpectmetokeepastraightfaceaboutfathersandmothers.Andwho’sgoingtogetexcitedaboutaboyhavingagirlornothavingher?"(TheSavagewinced;butHelmholtz,whowasstaringpensivelyatthefloor,sawnothing.)"No."heconcluded,withasigh,"itwon’tdo.Weneedsomeotherkindofmadnessandviolence.Butwhat?What?Wherecanonefindit?"Hewassilent;then,shakinghishead,"Idon’tknow,"hesaidatlast,"Idon’tknow."