О дивный новый мир
Chapter 5
"Orgy-porgy,"itsang,whilethetom-tomscontinuedtobeattheirfeverishtattoo:
"Orgy-porgy,Fordandfun,
KissthegirlsandmakethemOne.
BoysatOnewithgirlsatpeace;Orgy-porgygivesrelease."
"Orgy-porgy,"thedancerscaughtuptheliturgicalrefrain,"Orgy-porgy,Fordandfun,kissthegirls..."Andastheysang,thelightsbeganslowlytofade–tofadeandatthesametimetogrowwarmer,richer,redder,untilatlasttheyweredancinginthecrimsontwilightofanEmbryoStore."Orgy-porgy..."Intheirblood-colouredandfoetaldarknessthedancerscontinuedforawhiletocirculate,tobeatandbeatouttheindefatigablerhythm."Orgy?porgy..."Thenthecirclewavered,broke,fellinpartialdisintegrationontheringofcoucheswhichsurrounded–circleenclosingcircle–thetableanditsplanetarychairs."Orgy-porgy..."TenderlythedeepVoicecroonedandcooed;intheredtwilightitwasasthoughsomeenormousnegrodovewerehoveringbenevolentlyoverthenowproneorsupinedancers.
Theywerestandingontheroof;BigHenryhadjustsungeleven.Thenightwascalmandwarm.
"Wasn’titwonderful?"saidFifiBradlaugh."Wasn’titsimplywonderful?"ShelookedatBernardwithanexpressionofrapture,butofraptureinwhichtherewasnotraceofagitationorexcitement–fortobeexcitedisstilltobeunsatisfied.Herswasthecalmecstasyofachievedconsummation,thepeace,notofmerevacantsatietyandnothingness,butofbalancedlife,ofenergiesatrestandinequilibrium.Arichandlivingpeace
