О дивный новый мир

           "Doyoureallymeanit?"

           "Ofcourse;ifIcangetpermission,thatis."

           "Lindatoo?"

           "Well..."Hehesitateddoubtfully.Thatrevoltingcreature!No,itwasimpossible.Unless,unless...ItsuddenlyoccurredtoBernardthatherveryrevoltingnessmightproveanenormousasset."Butofcourse!"hecried,makingupforhisfirsthesitationswithanexcessofnoisycordiality.

           Theyoungmandrewadeepbreath."Tothinkitshouldbecomingtrue–whatI’vedreamtofallmylife.DoyourememberwhatMirandasays?"

           "Who’sMiranda?"

           Buttheyoungmanhadevidentlynotheardthequestion."Owonder!"hewassaying;andhiseyesshone,hisfacewasbrightlyflushed."Howmanygoodlycreaturesaretherehere!Howbeauteousmankindis!"Theflushsuddenlydeepened;hewasthinkingofLenina,ofanangelinbottle-greenviscose,lustrouswithyouthandskinfood,plump,benevolentlysmiling.Hisvoicefaltered."Obravenewworld,"hebegan,then-suddenlyinterruptedhimself;thebloodhadlefthischeeks;hewasaspaleaspaper.

           "Areyoumarriedtoher?"heasked.

           "AmIwhat?"

           "Married.Youknow–forever.Theysay’forever’intheIndianwords;itcan’tbebroken."

           "Ford,no!"Bernardcouldn’thelplaughing.

           Johnalsolaughed,butforanotherreason–laughedforpurejoy.

           "Obravenewworld,"herepeated."Obravenewworldthathassuchpeopleinit.Let’sstartatonce."

           "Youhaveamostpeculiarwayoftalkingsometimes,"saidBernard,staringattheyoungmaninperplexedastonishment