О дивный новый мир

           "Yes,butletmegetonwithmydistribution,won’tyou?There’sagoodfellow."Withthecautioustendernessofonewhostrokesanotoriouslyviciousanimal,hepattedtheSavage’sarm."Justletme..."

           "Never!"criedtheSavage.

           "Butlookhere,oldman..."

           "Throwitallaway,thathorriblepoison."

           Thewords"Throwitallaway"piercedthroughtheenfoldinglayersofincomprehensiontothequickoftheDelta’sconsciousness.Anangrymurmurwentupfromthecrowd.

           "Icometobringyoufreedom,"saidtheSavage,turningbacktowardsthetwins."Icome..."

           TheDeputySub-Bursarheardnomore;hehadslippedoutofthevestibuleandwaslookingupanumberinthetelephonebook.

           "Notinhisownrooms,"Bernardsummedup."Notinmine,notinyours.NotattheAphroditaum;notattheCentreortheCollege.Wherecanhehavegotto?"

           Helmholtzshruggedhisshoulders.TheyhadcomebackfromtheirworkexpectingtofindtheSavagewaitingforthematoneorotheroftheusualmeeting-places,andtherewasnosignofthefellow.Whichwasannoying,astheyhadmeanttonipacrosstoBiarritzinHelmholtz’sfour-seatersporticopter.They’dbelatefordinnerifhedidn’tcomesoon.

           "We’llgivehimfivemoreminutes,"saidHelmholtz."Ifhedoesn’tturnupbythen,we’ll..."

           Theringingofthetelephonebellinterruptedhim.Hepickedupthereceiver."Hullo.Speaking."Then,afteralongintervaloflistening,"FordinFlivver!"heswore."I’llcomeatonce."

           "Whatisit?"Bernardasked.