О дивный новый мир
Chapter 13
"Themurkiestden,themostopportuneplace"(thevoiceofconsciencethunderedpoetically),"thestrongestsuggestionourworsergeniuscan,shallnevermeltminehonourintolust.Never,never!"heresolved.
"Yousillyboy!"shewassaying."Iwantedyousomuch.Andifyouwantedmetoo,whydidn’tyou?..."
"But,Lenina..."hebeganprotesting;andassheimmediatelyuntwinedherarms,asshesteppedawayfromhim,hethought,foramoment,thatshehadtakenhisunspokenhint.Butwhensheunbuckledherwhitepatentcartridgebeltandhungitcarefullyoverthebackofachair,hebegantosuspectthathehadbeenmistaken.
"Lenina!"herepeatedapprehensively.
Sheputherhandtoherneckandgavealongverticalpull;herwhitesailor’sblousewasrippedtothehem;suspicioncondensedintoatoo,toosolidcertainty."Lenina,whatareyoudoing?"
Zip,zip!Heranswerwaswordless.Shesteppedoutofherbell-bottomedtrousers.Herzippicamiknickswereapaleshellpink.TheArch-Community-Songster’sgoldenTdangledatherbreast.
"Forthosemilkpapsthatthroughthewindowbarsboreatmen’seyes...."Thesinging,thundering,magicalwordsmadeherseemdoublydangerous,doublyalluring.Soft,soft,buthowpiercing!boringanddrillingintoreason,tunnellingthroughresolution."Thestrongestoathsarestrawtothefirei’theblood.Bemoreabstemious,orelse..."
Zip!Theroundedpinknessfellapartlikeaneatlydividedapple.