О дивный новый мир

           "Iwonderifyou’dmindgivingmemyMalthusianbelt."Leninasat,listeningtothefootstepsintheotherroom,

           wondering,asshelistened,howlonghewaslikelytogotrampingupanddownlikethat;whethershewouldhavetowaituntilhelefttheflat;orifitwouldbesafe,afterallowinghismadnessareasonabletimetosubside,toopenthebathroomdoorandmakeadashforit.

           Shewasinterruptedinthemidstoftheseuneasyspeculationsbythesoundofthetelephonebellringingintheotherroom.Abruptlythetrampingceased.SheheardthevoiceoftheSavageparleyingwithsilence.

           "Hullo."....."Yes."....."IfIdonotusurpmyself,Iam."

           ....."Yes,didn’tyouhearmesayso?Mr.Savagespeaking."....."What?Who’sill?Ofcourseitinterestsme."....."Butisitserious?Isshereallybad?I’llgoatonce..."....."Notinherroomsanymore?Wherehasshebeen

           taken?"....."Oh,myGod!What’stheaddress?"....."ThreeParkLane–isthatit?Three?Thanks."Leninaheardtheclickofthereplacedreceiver,then

           hurryingsteps.Adoorslammed.Therewassilence.Was

           hereallygone?Withaninfinityofprecautionssheopenedthedooraquarterofaninch;peepedthroughthecrack;wasencouragedbytheviewofemptiness;openedalittlefurther,andputherwholeheadout;finallytiptoedintotheroom;stoodforafewsecondswithstronglybeatingheart,listening,listening;thendartedtothefrontdoor,opened,slippedthrough,slammed,ran