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           Givehimagoodsomavaporizationandthenputhimtobedandleavehim."

           Thefourthsecretarywentoutandreturnedwiththreegreen-uniformedtwinfootmen.Stillshoutingandsobbing.Bernardwascarriedout.

           "Onewouldthinkhewasgoingtohavehisthroatcut,"saidtheController,asthedoorclosed."Whereas,ifhehadthesmallestsense,he’dunderstandthathispunishmentisreallyareward.He’sbeingsenttoanisland.That’stosay,he’sbeingsenttoaplacewherehe’llmeetthemostinterestingsetofmenandwomentobefoundanywhereintheworld.Allthepeoplewho,foronereasonoranother,havegottooself-consciouslyindividualtofitintocommunity-life.Allthepeoplewhoaren’tsatisfiedwithorthodoxy,who’vegotindependentideasoftheirown.Everyone,inaword,who’sanyone.Ialmostenvyyou,Mr.Watson."

           Helmholtzlaughed."Thenwhyaren’tyouonanislandyourself?"

           "Because,finally,Ipreferredthis,"theControlleranswered."Iwasgiventhechoice:tobesenttoanisland,whereIcouldhavegotonwithmypurescience,ortobetakenontotheControllers’CouncilwiththeprospectofsucceedinginduecoursetoanactualControllership.Ichosethisandletthesciencego."Afteralittlesilence,"Sometimes,"headded,"Iratherregretthescience.Happinessisahardmaster–particularlyotherpeople’shappiness.Amuchhardermaster,ifoneisn’tconditionedtoacceptitunquestioningly,thantruth."