О дивный новый мир
Chapter 3
TheD.H.C.lookedathimnervously.TherewerethosestrangerumoursofoldforbiddenbookshiddeninasafeintheController’sstudy.Bibles,poetry–Fordknewwhat.
MustaphaMondinterceptedhisanxiousglanceandthecornersofhisredlipstwitchedironically.
"It’sallright,Director,"hesaidinatoneoffaintderision,"Iwon’tcorruptthem."
TheD.H.C.wasoverwhelmedwithconfusion.
Thosewhofeelthemselvesdespiseddowelltolookdespising.ThesmileonBernardMarx’sfacewascontemptuous.Everyhaironthebearindeed!
"Ishallmakeapointofgoing,"saidHenryFoster.
MustaphaMondleanedforward,shookafingeratthem."Justtrytorealizeit,"hesaid,andhisvoicesentastrangethrillquiveringalongtheirdiaphragms."Trytorealizewhatitwasliketohaveaviviparousmother."
Thatsmuttywordagain.Butnoneofthemdreamed,thistime,ofsmiling.
"Trytoimaginewhat’livingwithone’sfamily’meant."
Theytried;butobviouslywithoutthesmallestsuccess.
"Anddoyouknowwhata’home’was?"
Theyshooktheirheads.
FromherdimcrimsoncellarLeninaCrowneshotupseventeenstories,turnedtotherightasshesteppedoutofthelift,walkeddownalongcorridorand,openingthedoormarkedGIRLS’DRESSING-ROOM,plungedintoadeafeningchaosofarmsandbosomsandunderclothing.Torrentsofhotwaterweresplashingintoorgurglingoutofahundredbaths.