О дивный новый мир

           "Oh,don’tcry,Linda.Don’tcry."

           Hepressedhimselfagainsther.Heputhisarmroundherneck.Lindacriedout."Oh,becareful.Myshoulder!Oh!"andshepushedhimaway,hard.Hisheadbangedagainstthewall."Littleidiot!"sheshouted;andthen,suddenly,shebegantoslaphim.Slap,slap...

           "Linda,"hecriedout."Oh,mother,don’t!"

           "I’mnotyourmother.Iwon’tbeyourmother."

           "But,Linda...Oh!"Sheslappedhimonthecheek.

           "Turnedintoasavage,"sheshouted."Havingyoungoneslikeananimal...Ifithadn’tbeenforyou,ImighthavegonetotheInspector,Imighthavegotaway.Butnotwithababy.Thatwouldhavebeentooshameful."

           Hesawthatshewasgoingtohithimagain,andliftedhisarmtoguardhisface."Oh,don’t,Linda,pleasedon’t."

           "Littlebeast!"Shepulleddownhisarm;hisfacewasuncovered.

           "Don’t,Linda."Heshuthiseyes,expectingtheblow.

           Butshedidn’thithim.Afteralittletime,heopenedhiseyesagainandsawthatshewaslookingathim.Hetriedtosmileather.Suddenlysheputherarmsroundhimandkissedhimagainandagain.

           Sometimes,forseveraldays,Lindadidn’tgetupatall.Shelayinbedandwassad.OrelseshedrankthestuffthatPopébroughtandlaughedagreatdealandwenttosleep.Sometimesshewassick.Oftensheforgottowashhim,andtherewasnothingtoeatexceptcoldtortillas.Herememberedthefirsttimeshefoundthoselittleanimalsinhishair,howshescreamedandscreamed.