О дивный новый мир

           AndHelmholtzbegan:

           "Yesterday’scommittee,Sticks,butabrokendrum,MidnightintheCity,Flutesinavacuum,Shutlips,sleepingfaces,Everystoppedmachine,ThedumbandlitteredplacesWherecrowdshavebeen:...Allsilencesrejoice,

           Weep(loudlyorlow),Speak–butwiththevoiceOfwhom,Idonotknow.Absence,say,ofSusan’s,AbsenceofEgeria’sArmsandrespectivebosoms,Lipsand,ah,posteriors,Slowlyformapresence;Whose?and,Iask,ofwhatSoabsurdanessence,Thatsomething,whichisnot,NeverthelessshouldpopulateEmptynightmoresolidlyThanthatwithwhichwecopulate,Whyshoulditseemsosqualidly?

           Well,Igavethemthatasanexample,andtheyreportedmetothePrincipal."

           "I’mnotsurprised,"saidBernard."It’sflatlyagainstalltheirsleep-teaching.Remember,they’vehadatleastaquarterofamillionwarningsagainstsolitude."

           "Iknow.ButIthoughtI’dliketoseewhattheeffectwouldbe."

           "Well,you’veseennow."

           Helmholtzonlylaughed."Ifeel,"hesaid,afterasilence,asthoughIwerejustbeginningtohavesomethingtowriteabout.AsthoughIwerebeginningtobeabletousethatpowerIfeelI’vegotinsideme–thatextra,latentpower.Somethingseemstobecomingtome."Inspiteofallhistroubles,heseemed,Bernardthought,profoundlyhappy.

           HelmholtzandtheSavagetooktooneanotheratonce.SocordiallyindeedthatBernardfeltasharppangofjealousy.InalltheseweekshehadnevercometosocloseanintimacywiththeSavageasHelmholtzimmediatelyachieved.