О дивный новый мир

           Mentalexcesscouldproduce,foritsownpurposes,thevoluntaryblindnessanddeafnessofdeliberatesolitude,theartificialimpotenceofasceticism.

           Therestoftheshortflightwasaccomplishedinsilence.WhentheyhadarrivedandwerecomfortablystretchedoutonthepneumaticsofasinBernard’sroom,Helmholtzbeganagain.

           Speakingveryslowly,"Didyoueverfeel,"heasked,"asthoughyouhadsomethinginsideyouthatwasonlywaitingforyoutogiveitachancetocomeout?Somesortofextrapowerthatyouaren’tusing–youknow,likeallthewaterthatgoesdownthefallsinsteadofthroughtheturbines?"HelookedatBernardquestioningly.

           "Youmeanalltheemotionsonemightbefeelingifthingsweredifferent?"

           Helmholtzshookhishead."Notquite.I’mthinkingofaqueerfeelingIsometimesget,afeelingthatI’vegotsomethingimportanttosayandthepowertosayit–onlyIdon’tknowwhatitis,andIcan’tmakeanyuseofthepower.Iftherewassomedifferentwayofwriting...Orelsesomethingelsetowriteabout..."Hewassilent;then,"Yousee,"hewentonatlast,"I’mprettygoodatinventingphrases–youknow,thesortofwordsthatsuddenlymakeyoujump,almostasthoughyou’dsatonapin,theyseemsonewandexcitingeventhoughthey’reaboutsomethinghypnopædicallyobvious.Butthatdoesn’tseemenough.It’snotenoughforthephrasestobegood;whatyoumakewiththemoughttobegoodtoo."

           "Butyourthingsaregood,Helmholtz."

           "Oh,asfarastheygo."