О дивный новый мир

           "Whereupon,"itconcluded,"IsimplytoldhimtogototheBottomlessPastandmarchedoutoftheroom.Andthatwasthat."HelookedatHelmholtzWatsonexpectantly,awaitinghisduerewardofsympathy,encouragement,admiration.Butnowordcame.Helmholtzsatsilent,staringatthefloor.

           HelikedBernard;hewasgratefultohimforbeingtheonlymanofhisacquaintancewithwhomhecouldtalkaboutthesubjectshefelttobeimportant.Nevertheless,therewerethingsinBernardwhichhehated.Thisboasting,forexample.Andtheoutburstsofanabjectself-pitywithwhichitalternated.Andhisdeplorablehabitofbeingboldaftertheevent,andfull,inabsence,ofthemostextraordinarypresenceofmind.Hehatedthesethings–justbecausehelikedBernard.Thesecondspassed.Helmholtzcontinuedtostareatthefloor.AndsuddenlyBernardblushedandturnedaway.

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           THEjourneywasquiteuneventful.TheBluePacificRocketwastwoandahalfminutesearlyatNewOrleans,lostfourminutesinatornadooverTexas,butflewintoafavourableaircurrentatLongitude95West,andwasabletolandatSantaFélessthanfortysecondsbehindscheduletime.

           "Fortysecondsonasixandahalfhourflight.Notsobad,"Leninaconceded.

           TheysleptthatnightatSantaFé.Thehotelwasexcellent–incomparablybetter,forexample,thanthathorribleAuroraBoraPalaceinwhichLeninahadsufferedsomuchtheprevioussummer.