О дивный новый мир

           "You’recivilized,aren’tyou?YoucomefromtheOtherPlace,outsidetheReservation?"

           "Whoonearth...?"Bernardbeganinastonishment.

           Theyoungmansighedandshookhishead."Amostunhappygentleman."And,pointingtothebloodstainsinthecentreofthesquare,"Doyouseethatdamnedspot?"heaskedinavoicethattrembledwithemotion.

           "Agrammeisbetterthanadamn,"saidLeninamechanicallyfrombehindherhands."IwishIhadmysoma!"

           "Ioughttohavebeenthere,"theyoungmanwenton."Whywouldn’ttheyletmebethesacrifice?I’dhavegoneroundtentimes–twelve,fifteen.Palowhtiwaonlygotasfarasseven.Theycouldhavehadtwiceasmuchbloodfromme.Themultitudinousseasincarnadine."Heflungouthisarmsinalavishgesture;then,despairingly,letthemfallagain."Buttheywouldn’tletme.Theydislikedmeformycomplexion.It’salwaysbeenlikethat.Always."Tearsstoodintheyoungman’seyes;hewasashamedandturnedaway.

           AstonishmentmadeLeninaforgetthedeprivationofsoma.Sheuncoveredherfaceand,forthefirsttime,lookedatthestranger."Doyoumeantosaythatyouwantedtobehitwiththatwhip?"

           Stillavertedfromher,theyoungmanmadeasignofaffirmation."Forthesakeofthepueblo–tomaketheraincomeandthecorngrow.AndtopleasePookongandJesus.AndthentoshowthatIcanbearpainwithoutcryingout.