О дивный новый мир

           Hegazed,heclaspedhishands,hislipsmoved."Hereyes,"hemurmured,

           "Hereyes,herhair,hercheek,hergait,hervoice;HandlestinthydiscourseO!thatherhand,InwhosecomparisonallwhitesareinkWritingtheirownreproach;towhosesoftseizureThecygnet’sdownisharsh..."

           Aflybuzzedroundher;hewaveditaway."Flies,"heremembered,

           "OnthewhitewonderofdearJuliet’shand,mayseizeAndstealimmortalblessingfromherlips,Who,eveninpureandvestalmodesty,Stillblush,asthinkingtheirownkissessin."

           Veryslowly,withthehesitatinggestureofonewhoreachesforwardtostrokeashyandpossiblyratherdangerousbird,heputouthishand.Ithungtheretrembling,withinaninchofthoselimpfingers,onthevergeofcontact.Didhedare?Daretoprofanewithhisunworthiesthandthat...No,hedidn’t.Thebirdwastoodangerous.Hishanddroppedback.Howbeautifulshewas!Howbeautiful!

           Thensuddenlyhefoundhimselfreflectingthathehadonlytotakeholdofthezipperatherneckandgiveonelong,strongpull...Heshuthiseyes,heshookhisheadwiththegestureofadogshakingitsearsasitemergesfromthewater.Detestablethought!Hewasashamedofhimself.Pureandvestalmodesty...

           Therewasahummingintheair.Anotherflytryingtostealimmortalblessings?Awasp?Helooked,sawnothing.Thehumminggrewlouderandlouder,localizeditselfasbeingoutsidetheshutteredwindows