О дивный новый мир

Chapter 3

           Andwhat’smore,"Fannywenton,pointinganaccusingfinger,"there’sbeennobodyelseexceptHenryallthattime.Hasthere?"

           Leninablushedscarlet;buthereyes,thetoneofhervoiceremaineddefiant."No,therehasn’tbeenanyoneelse,"sheansweredalmosttruculently."AndIjollywelldon’tseewhythereshouldhavebeen."

           "Oh,shejollywelldoesn’tseewhythereshouldhavebeen,"Fannyrepeated,asthoughtoaninvisiblelistenerbehindLenina’sleftshoulder.Then,withasuddenchangeoftone,"Butseriously,"shesaid,"Ireallydothinkyououghttobecareful.It’ssuchhorriblybadformtogoonandonlikethiswithoneman.Atforty,orthirty-five,itwouldn’tbesobad.Butatyourage,Lenina!No,itreallywon’tdo.AndyouknowhowstronglytheD.H.C.objectstoanythingintenseorlong-drawn.FourmonthsofHenryFoster,withouthavinganotherman–why,he’dbefuriousifheknew..."

           "Thinkofwaterunderpressureinapipe."Theythoughtofit."Ipierceitonce,"saidtheController."Whatajet!"

           Hepiercedittwentytimes.Thereweretwentypiddlinglittlefountains.

           "Mybaby.Mybaby...!"

           "Mother!"Themadnessisinfectious.

           "Mylove,myoneandonly,precious,precious..."

           Mother,monogamy,romance.Highspurtsthefountain;fierceandfoamythewildjet.Theurgehasbutasingleoutlet.Mylove,mybaby.Nowonderthesepoorpre-modernsweremadandwickedandmiserable.

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