О дивный новый мир
Chapter 13
"Anythingyoutellme.Therebesomesportsarepainful–youknow.Buttheirlabourdelightinthemsetsoff.That’swhatIfeel.ImeanI’dsweepthefloorifyouwanted."
"Butwe’vegotvacuumcleanershere,"saidLeninainbewilderment."Itisn’tnecessary."
"No,ofcourseitisn’tnecessary.Butsomekindsofbasenessarenoblyundergone.I’dliketoundergosomethingnobly.Don’tyousee?"
"Butiftherearevacuumcleaners..."
"That’snotthepoint."
"AndEpsilonSemi-Moronstoworkthem,"shewenton,"well,really,why?""Why?Butforyou,foryou.JusttoshowthatI...""Andwhatonearthvacuumcleanershavegottodowith
lions...""Toshowhowmuch...""Orlionswithbeinggladtoseeme..."Shewasgetting
moreandmoreexasperated.
"HowmuchIloveyou,Lenina,"hebroughtoutalmostdesperately.Anemblemoftheinnertideofstartledelation,theblood
rushedupintoLenina’scheeks."Doyoumeanit,John?""ButIhadn’tmeanttosayso,"criedtheSavage,clasping
hishandsinakindofagony."Notuntil...Listen,Lenina;inMalpaispeoplegetmarried.""Getwhat?"Theirritationhadbeguntocreepbackinto
hervoice.Whatwashetalkingaboutnow?
"Foralways.Theymakeapromisetolivetogetherforalways.""Whatahorribleidea!"Leninawasgenuinelyshocked."Outlivingbeauty’soutwardwithamindthatclothrenew
swifterthanblooddecays."
"What?"
"It’slikethatinShakespearetoo.
