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           "Don’tstandanynonsense.Act."Fanny’svoicewasa

           trumpet;shemighthavebeenaY.W.F.A.lecturergivinganeveningtalktoadolescentBeta-Minuses."Yes,act–atonce.Doitnow."

           "I’dbescared,"saidLenina"Well,you’veonlygottotakehalfagrammeofsomafirst.AndnowI’mgoingtohavemybath."Shemarchedoff,trailinghertowel.

           Thebellrang,andtheSavage,whowasimpatientlyhopingthatHelmholtzwouldcomethatafternoon(forhavingatlastmadeuphismindtotalktoHelmholtzaboutLenina,hecouldnotbeartopostponehisconfidencesamomentlonger),jumpedupandrantothedoor.

           "Ihadapremonitionitwasyou,Helmholtz,"heshoutedasheopened.

           Onthethreshold,inawhiteacetate-satinsailorsuit,andwitharoundwhitecaprakishlytiltedoverherleftear,stoodLenina.

           "Oh!"saidtheSavage,asthoughsomeonehadstruckhimaheavyblow.

           HalfagrammehadbeenenoughtomakeLeninaforgetherfearsandherembarrassments."Hullo,John,"shesaid,smiling,andwalkedpasthimintotheroom.Automaticallyheclosedthedoorandfollowedher.Leninasatdown.Therewasalongsilence.

           "Youdon’tseemverygladtoseeme,John,"shesaidatlast.

           "Notglad?"TheSavagelookedatherreproachfully;thensuddenlyfellonhiskneesbeforeherand,takingLenina’shand,reverentlykissedit."Notglad?Oh,ifyouonlyknew,"hewhisperedand,venturingtoraisehiseyestoherface,"AdmiredLenina,"hewenton,"indeedthetopofadmiration,worthwhat’sdearestintheworld."