О дивный новый мир

           "They’llkillhim.They’ll..."Agreatshoutsuddenlywentupfromthemob;awaveofmovementdroveitmenacinglytowardstheSavage."Fordhelphim!"saidBernard,andavertedhiseyes.

           "Fordhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves."Andwithalaugh,actuallyalaughofexultation,HelmholtzWatsonpushedhiswaythroughthecrowd.

           "Free,free!"theSavageshouted,andwithonehandcontinuedtothrowthesomaintotheareawhile,withtheother,hepunchedtheindistinguishablefacesofhisassailants."Free!"AndsuddenlytherewasHelmholtzathisside–"GoodoldHelmholtz!"–alsopunching–"Menatlast!"–andintheintervalalsothrowingthepoisonoutbyhandfulsthroughtheopenwindow."Yes,men!men!"andtherewasnomorepoisonleft.Hepickedupthecash-boxandshowedthemitsblackemptiness."You’refree!"

           Howling,theDeltaschargedwitharedoubledfury.

           Hesitantonthefringesofthebattle."They’redonefor,"saidBernardand,urgedbyasuddenimpulse,ranforwardtohelpthem;thenthoughtbetterofitandhalted;then,ashamed,steppedforwardagain;thenagainthoughtbetterofit,andwasstandinginanagonyofhumiliatedindecision–thinkingthattheymightbekilledifhedidn’thelpthem,andthathemightbekilledifhedid–when(Fordbepraised!),goggle-eyedandswine-snoutedintheirgas-masks,inranthepolice.

           Bernarddashedtomeetthem.Hewavedhisarms;anditwasaction,hewasdoingsomething.