О дивный новый мир

           "Atpeace,atpeace."Ittrembled,sankintoawhisperandmomentarilyexpired."Oh,Idowantyoutobehappy,"itbegan,withayearningearnestness."Idosowantyoutobegood!Please,pleasebegoodand..."

           TwominuteslatertheVoiceandthesomavapourhadproducedtheireffect.Intears,theDeltaswerekissingandhuggingoneanother–halfadozentwinsatatimeinacomprehensiveembrace.EvenHelmholtzandtheSavagewerealmostcrying.Afreshsupplyofpill-boxeswasbroughtinfromtheBursary;anewdistributionwashastilymadeand,tothesoundoftheVoice’srichlyaffectionate,baritonevaledictions,thetwinsdispersed,blubberingasthoughtheirheartswouldbreak."Good?bye,mydearest,dearestfriends,Fordkeepyou!Good?bye,mydearest,dearestfriends,Fordkeepyou.Good?byemydearest,dearest..."

           WhenthelastoftheDeltashadgonethepolicemanswitchedoffthecurrent.TheangelicVoicefellsilent.

           "Willyoucomequietly?"askedtheSergeant,"ormustweanæsthetize?"Hepointedhiswaterpistolmenacingly.

           "Oh,we’llcomequietly,"theSavageanswered,dabbingalternatelyacutlip,ascratchedneck,andabittenlefthand.

           StillkeepinghishandkerchieftohisbleedingnoseHelmholtznoddedinconfirmation.

           Awakeandhavingrecoveredtheuseofhislegs,Bernardhadchosenthismomenttomoveasinconspicuouslyashecouldtowardsthedoor.

           "Hi,youthere,"calledtheSergeant,andaswine-maskedpolicemanhurriedacrosstheroomandlaidahandontheyoungman’sshoulder