О дивный новый мир

           Thepoorboywasoverwhelmedwithconfusion.

           "Inbrief,"theDirectorsummedup,"theparentswerethefatherandthemother."Thesmutthatwasreallysciencefellwithacrashintotheboys’eye-avoidingsilence."Mother,"herepeatedloudlyrubbinginthescience;and,leaningbackinhischair,"These,"hesaidgravely,"areunpleasantfacts;Iknowit.Butthenmosthistoricalfactsareunpleasant."

           HereturnedtoLittleReuben–toLittleReuben,inwhoseroom,oneevening,byanoversight,hisfatherandmother(crash,crash!)happenedtoleavetheradioturnedon.

           ("Foryoumustrememberthatinthosedaysofgrossviviparousreproduction,childrenwerealwaysbroughtupbytheirparentsandnotinStateConditioningCentres.")

           Whilethechildwasasleep,abroadcastprogrammefromLondonsuddenlystartedtocomethrough;andthenextmorning,totheastonishmentofhiscrashandcrash(themoredaringoftheboysventuredtogrinatoneanother),LittleReubenwokeuprepeatingwordforwordalonglecturebythatcuriousoldwriter("oneoftheveryfewwhoseworkshavebeenpermittedtocomedowntous"),GeorgeBernardShaw,whowasspeaking,accordingtoawell-authenticatedtradition,abouthisowngenius.ToLittleReuben’swinkandsnigger,thislecturewas,ofcourse,perfectlyincomprehensibleand,imaginingthattheirchildhadsuddenlygonemad,theysentforadoctor.