О дивный новый мир

           Anyhowshewaspneumatic,particularlypneumatic;Irememberthat.Well,wewentthere,andwelookedatthesavages,andwerodeaboutonhorsesandallthat.Andthen–itwasalmostthelastdayofmyleave–then...well,shegotlost.We’dgoneridinguponeofthoserevoltingmountains,anditwashorriblyhotandoppressive,andafterlunchwewenttosleep.OratleastIdid.Shemusthavegoneforawalk,alone.Atanyrate,whenIwokeup,shewasn’tthere.AndthemostfrightfulthunderstormI’veeverseenwasjustburstingonus.Anditpouredandroaredandflashed;andthehorsesbrokelooseandranaway;andIfelldown,tryingtocatchthem,andhurtmyknee,sothatIcouldhardlywalk.Still,IsearchedandIshoutedandIsearched.Buttherewasnosignofher.ThenIthoughtshemusthavegonebacktotherest-housebyherself.SoIcrawleddownintothevalleybythewaywehadcome.Mykneewasagonizinglypainful,andI’dlostmysoma.Ittookmehours.Ididn’tgetbacktotherest-housetillaftermidnight.Andshewasn’tthere;shewasn’tthere,"theDirectorrepeated.Therewasasilence."Well,"heresumedatlast,"thenextdaytherewasasearch.Butwecouldn’tfindher.Shemusthavefallenintoagullysomewhere;orbeeneatenbyamountainlion.Fordknows.Anyhowitwashorrible.Itupsetmeverymuchatthetime.Morethanitoughttohavedone,Idaresay.