День триффидов

           "Well,tocomeonmutualapproval,atleast,"Ivanreplied."BillandJosellawillprobablyrememberthebroadprincipleslaiddownthatnightattheuniversity.Theystillstand.Wearen’touttoreconstruct—wewanttobuildsomethingnewandbetter.Somepeopledon’ttaketothat.Iftheydon’tthey’renousetous.Wejustaren’tinterestedinhavinganoppositionpartythat’stryingtoperpetuatealotoftheoldbadfeatures.We’dratherpeoplewhowantthatwentelsewhere."

           "Elsewheresoundsaprettypooroffer,inthecircumstances,"remarkedDennis.

           "Oh,Idon’tmeanwethrowthembacktothetriffids.Buttherewereanumberofthem,andtherehadtohesomeplaceforthemtogo,soapartywentacrosstotheChannelIslesandstartedcleaningupthereonthesamelinesaswe’dcleaneduptheIsleofWight.Aboutahundredofthemmovedover.They’redoingallrightthere.

           "Sonowwehavethismutual-approvalsystem.Newcomersspendsixmonthswithus,thenthere’saCouncilhearing.Iftheydon’tlikeourways,theysayso;andifwedon’tthinkthey’llfit,wesayso.Iftheyfit,theystay;ifnot,weseethattheygettotheChannelIsles—orbacktothemainland,ifthey’reoddenoughtopreferthat."

           "Soundstohaveatouchofthedictatorial.How’sthisCouncilofyoursformed?"Denniswantedtoknow.

           Ivanshookhishead.

           "It’dtaketoolongtogointoconstitutionalquestionsnow.Thebestwaytolearnaboutusistocomeandfindout.