О дивный новый мир

           Andatoncethispossibilitybecameanestablishedcertainty:Johnhadrefusedtocomebecausehedidn’tlikeher.Hedidn’tlikeher....

           "Itreallyisabittoothick,"theHeadMistressofEtonwassayingtotheDirectorofCrematoriaandPhosphorusReclamation."WhenIthinkthatIactually..."

           "Yes,"camethevoiceofFannyCrowne,"it’sabsolutelytrueaboutthealcohol.SomeoneIknowknewsomeonewhowasworkingintheEmbryoStoreatthetime.Shesaidtomyfriend,andmyfriendsaidtome..."

           "Toobad,toobad,"saidHenryFoster,sympathizingwiththeArch-Community-Songster."Itmayinterestyoutoknowthatourex-DirectorwasonthepointoftransferringhimtoIceland."

           Piercedbyeverywordthatwasspoken,thetightballoonofBernard’shappyself-confidencewasleakingfromathousandwounds.Pale,distraught,abjectandagitated,hemovedamonghisguests,stammeringincoherentapologies,assuringthemthatnexttimetheSavagewouldcertainlybethere,beggingthemtositdownandtakeacarotenesandwich,asliceofvitaminApâté,aglassofchampagne-surrogate.Theydulyate,butignoredhim;drankandwereeitherrudetohisfaceortalkedtooneanotherabouthim,loudlyandoffensively,asthoughhehadnotbeenthere.

           "Andnow,myfriends,"saidtheArch-Community-SongsterofCanterbury,inthatbeautifulringingvoicewithwhichheledtheproceedingsatFord’sDayCelebrations,"Now,myfriends,Ithinkperhapsthetimehascome..."