О дивный новый мир

Chapter 15

           "Obravenewworld!"Mirandawasproclaimingthepossibilityofloveliness,thepossibilityoftransformingeventhenightmareintosomethingfineandnoble."Obravenewworld!"Itwasachallenge,acommand.

           "Noshovingtherenow!"shoutedtheDeputySub-Bursarinafury.Heslammeddownhelidofhiscash-box."IshallstopthedistributionunlessIhavegoodbehaviour."

           TheDeltasmuttered,jostledoneanotheralittle,andthenwerestill.Thethreathadbeeneffective.Deprivationofsoma–appallingthought!

           "That’sbetter,"saidtheyoungman,andreopenedhiscash-box.

           Lindahadbeenaslave,Lindahaddied;othersshouldliveinfreedom,andtheworldbemadebeautiful.Areparation,aduty.AndsuddenlyitwasluminouslycleartotheSavagewhathemustdo;itwasasthoughashutterhadbeenopened,acurtaindrawnback.

           "Now,"saidtheDeputySub-Bursar.

           Anotherkhakifemalesteppedforward.

           "Stop!"calledtheSavageinaloudandringingvoice."Stop!"

           Hepushedhiswaytothetable;theDeltasstaredathimwithastonishment.

           "Ford!"saidtheDeputySub-Bursar,belowhisbreath."It’stheSavage."Hefeltscared.

           "Listen,Ibegofyou,"criedtheSavageearnestly."Lendmeyourears..."Hehadneverspokeninpublicbefore,andfounditverydifficulttoexpresswhathewantedtosay."Don’ttakethathorriblestuff.It’spoison,it’spoison."

           "Isay,Mr.Savage,"saidtheDeputySub-Bursar,smilingpropitiatingly."Wouldyoumindlettingme..."

           "Poisontosoulaswellasbody."

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