О дивный новый мир

           Wellstoldmethatbrunetteswithwidepelvises,likeme,oughttohavetheirfirstPregnancySubstituteatseventeen.SoI’mreallytwoyearslate,nottwoyearsearly."Sheopenedthedoorofherlockerandpointedtotherowofboxesandlabelledphialsontheuppershelf.

           "SYRUPOFCORPUSLUTEUM,"Leninareadthenamesaloud."OVARIN,GUARANTEEDFRESH:NOTTOBEUSEDAFTERAUGUST1ST,A.F.632.MAMMARYGLANDEXTRACT:TOBETAKENTHREETIMESDAILY,BEFOREMEALS,WITHALITTLEWATER.PLACENTIN:5ccTOBEINJECTEDINTRAVENALLYEVERYTHIRDDAY...Ugh!"Leninashuddered."HowIloatheintravenals,don’tyou?"

           "Yes.Butwhentheydoonegood..."Fannywasaparticularlysensiblegirl.

           OurFord–orOurFreud,as,forsomeinscrutablereason,hechosetocallhimselfwheneverhespokeofpsychologicalmatters–OurFreudhadbeenthefirsttorevealtheappallingdangersoffamilylife.Theworldwasfulloffathers–wasthereforefullofmisery;fullofmothers–thereforeofeverykindofperversionfromsadismtochastity;fullofbrothers,sisters,uncles,aunts–fullofmadnessandsuicide.

           "Andyet,amongthesavagesofSamoa,incertainislandsoffthecoastofNewGuinea..."

           Thetropicalsunshinelaylikewarmhoneyonthenakedbodiesofchildrentumblingpromiscuouslyamongthehibiscusblossoms.Homewasinanyoneoftwentypalm-thatchedhouses.IntheTrobriandsconceptionwastheworkofancestralghosts;nobodyhadeverheardofafather.

           "Extremes,"saidtheController,"meet.