О дивный новый мир
Chapter 13
Maddeninglytheyrumbledinhisears."Thefitchewnorthesoiledhorsegoesto’twithamoreriotousappetite.DownfromthewaisttheyareCentaurs,thoughwomenallabove.Buttothegirdledothegodsinherit.Beneathisallthefiend’s.There’shell,there’sdarkness,thereisthesulphurouspit,burningscalding,stench,consumption;fie,fie,fie,pain,pain!Givemeanounceofcivet,goodapothecary,tosweetenmyimagination."
"John!"venturedasmallingratiatingvoicefromthebathroom."John!"
"Othouweed,whoaresolovelyfairandsmell’stsosweetthatthesenseachesatthee.Wasthismostgoodlybookmadetowrite’whore’upon?Heavenstopsthenoseatit..."
Butherperfumestillhungabouthim,hisjacketwaswhitewiththepowderthathadscentedhervelvetybody."Impudentstrumpet,impudentstrumpet,impudentstrumpet."Theinexorablerhythmbeatitselfout."Impudent..."
"John,doyouthinkImighthavemyclothes?"
Hepickedupthebell-bottomedtrousers,theblouse,thezippicamiknicks.
"Open!"heordered,kickingthedoor.
"No,Iwon’t."Thevoicewasfrightenedanddefiant.
"Well,howdoyouexpectmetogivethemtoyou?""Pushthemthroughtheventilatoroverthedoor."Hedidwhatshesuggestedandreturnedtohisuneasy
pacingoftheroom."Impudentstrumpet,impudentstrumpet.ThedevilLuxurywithhisfatrumpandpotatofinger..."
"John."Hewouldnotanswer."Fatrumpandpotatofinger.""John.""Whatisit?"heaskedgruffly.
