О дивный новый мир

           Shesmiledathimwithaluscioustenderness."Oh,yousoperfect"(shewasleaningtowardshimwithpartedlips),"soperfectandsopeerlessarecreated"(nearerandnearer)"ofeverycreature’sbest."Stillnearer.TheSavagesuddenlyscrambledtohisfeet."That’swhy,"hesaidspeakingwithavertedface,"Iwantedtodosomethingfirst...Imean,toshowIwasworthyofyou.

           NotthatIcouldeverreallybethat.ButatanyratetoshowIwasn’tabsolutelyun-worthy.Iwantedtodosomething."

           "Whyshouldyouthinkitnecessary..."Leninabegan,butleftthesentenceunfinished.Therewasanoteofirritationinhervoice.Whenonehasleantforward,nearerandnearer,withpartedlips–onlytofindoneself,quitesuddenly,asaclumsyoafscramblestohisfeet,leaningtowardsnothingatall–well,thereisareason,evenwithhalfagrammeofsomacirculatinginone’sblood-stream,agenuinereasonforannoyance.

           "AtMalpais,"theSavagewasincoherentlymumbling,"youhadtobringhertheskinofamountainlion–Imean,whenyouwantedtomarrysomeone.Orelseawolf."

           "Therearen’tanylionsinEngland,"Leninaalmostsnapped.

           "Andeveniftherewere,"theSavageadded,withsuddencontemptuousresentment,"peoplewouldkillthemoutofhelicopters,Isuppose,withpoisongasorsomething.Iwouldn’tdothat,Lenina."Hesquaredhisshoulders,heventuredtolookatherandwasmetwithastareofannoyedincomprehension.Confused,"I’lldoanything,"hewenton,moreandmoreincoherently.