作者:阿道司·赫胥黎
|类型:都市·校园
|更新时间:2019-10-06 11:38
|本章字节:12994字
mrfoserwaslefinhedecaningroomhedhcandhissudensseppedinoheneareslifandwerecarriedupohefifhfloor
infannurseriesneopavloviancondiioningrooms,a
ouncedhenoiceboard
hedirecoropenedadoorheywereinargebareroom,verybrighandsu
y;forhewholeofhesouhernwallwasasinglewindowhalfadozennurses,rouseredandjackeedinhereguionwhieviscoselinenuniform,heirhairasepicallyhiddenunderwhiecaps,wereengagedinseingoubowlsofrosesinalongrowacrosshefloorbigbowls,packedighwihblossomhousandsofpeals,ripeblownandsilkilysmooh,likehecheeksofi
umerablelilecherubs,buofcherubs,inhabrighligh,noexclusivelypinkandaryan,bualsoluminouslychinese,alsomexican,alsoapoplecicwihoomuchblowingofcelesialrumpes,alsopaleasdeah,palewihheposhumouswhienessofmarble
henursessiffenedoaenionashedhccamein
“seouhebooks,”hesaidcurly
insilencehenursesobeyedhiscommandbeweenherosebowlshebooksweredulyseou–arowofnurseryquarosopenedinviinglyeachasomegailycolouredimageofbeasorfishorbird
“nowbringinhechildren”
heyhurriedouofheroomandreurnedinaminueorwo,eachpushingakindofalldumbwaierden,onallisfourwireedshelves,wiheighmonholdbabies,allexaclyalike(abokanovskygroup,iwaseviden)andall(sinceheircasewasdela)dressedinkhaki
“puhemdownonhefloor”
heinfanswereunloaded
“nowurnhemsohaheycanseeheflowersandbooks”
urned,hebabiesaoncefellsilen,henbeganocrawlowardshoseclusersofsleekcolours,hoseshapessogayandbrillianonhewhiepagesasheyapproached,hesuncameouofamomenaryeclipsebehindacloudherosesfmedupashoughwihasuddenpassionfromwihin;anewandprofoundsigruficanceseemedosuffuseheshiningpagesofhebooksfromheranksofhecrawlingbabiescamelilesquealsofexciemen,gurglesandwieringsofpleasure
hedirecorrubbedhishands“excellen!”hesaid“imighalmoshavebeendoneonpurpose”
heswifescrawlerswerealreadyaheirgoalsmallhandsreachedouuncerainly,ouched,grasped,unpealingheransfiguredroses,crumplingheilluminaedpagesofhebookshedirecorwaiedunilallwerehappilybusyhen,“wachcarefully,”hesaidand,lifinghishand,hegavehesignal
heheadnurse,whowassandingbyaswichboardaheoherendofheroom,presseddownalilelever
herewasaviolenexplosionshrillerandevershriller,asirenshriekedarmbellsmaddeninglysounded
hechildrensared,screamed;heirfacesweredisoredwiherror
“andnow,”hedirecorshoued(forhenoisewasdeafening),“nowweproceedorubinhelessonwihamildelecricshock”
hewavedhishandagain,andheheadnursepressedasecondleverhescreamingofhebabiessuddenlychangedisoherewassomehingdesperae,almosinsane,abouhesharpspasmodicyelpsowhichheynowgaveueranceheirlilebodieswichedandsiffened;heirlimbsmovedjerkilyasifoheugofunseenwires
“wecanelecrifyhawholesripoffloor,”bawledhedirecorinexpnaion“buha’senough,”hesignalledohenurse
heexplosionsceased,hebellssoppedringing,heshriekofhesirendieddownfromoooneinosilencehesifflywichingbodiesrexed,andwhahadbecomehesobandyelpofinfanmaniacsbroadenedouoncemoreinoanormalhowlofordinaryerror
“offerhemheflowersandhebooksagain”
henursesobeyed;buaheapproachofheroses,ahemeresighofhosegailycolouredimagesofpussyandcockadoodledooandbaabaabcksheep,heinfansshrankawayinhorror,hevolumeofheirhowlingsuddenlyincreased
“observe,”saidhedirecorriumphanly,“observe”
booksandloudnoises,fiowersandelecricshocks–alreadyinheinfanmindhesecoupleswerecompromisinglylinked;andaferwohundredrepeiionsofhesameorasimirlessonwouldbeweddedindissolublywhamanhasjoined,naureispowerlessopuasunder
“hey’llgrowupwihwhahepsychologissusedocallan‘insincive’haredofbooksandflowersreflexesunalerablycondiionedhey’llbesafefrombooksandboanyallheirlives”hedirecorurnedohisnurses“akehemawayagain”
sillyelling,hekhakibabieswereloadedonoheirdumbwaiersandwheeledou,leavingbehindhemhesmellofsourmilkandamoswelcomesilence
oneofhesudenshelduphishand;andhoughhecouldseequiewellwhyyoucouldn’havelowercaspeoplewasinghecommuniy’simeoverbooks,andhaherewasalwaysheriskofheirreadingsomehingwhichmighundesirablydecondiiononeofheirreflexes,ye…well,hecouldn’undersandabouheflowerswhygooheroubleofmakingipsychologicallyimpossiblefordelasolikeflowers?
paienlyhedhcexpinedifhechildrenweremadeoscreamahesighofarose,hawasongroundsofhigheconomicpolicynosoverylongago(acenuryorhereabous),gammas,delas,evenepsilons,hadbeencondiionedolikeflowers–flowersinparicurandwildnaureingeneralheideawasomakehemwanobegoingouinohecounryaeveryavaibleopporuniy,andsocompelhemoconsumeranspor
“anddidn’heyconsumeranspor?”askedhesuden
“quiealo,”hedhcreplied“bunohingelse”
primrosesandndscapes,hepoinedou,haveonegravedefec:heyaregrauiousaloveofnaurekeepsnofacoriesbusyiwasdecidedoabolishheloveofnaure,aanyraeamonghelowercsses;oabolishheloveofnaure,bunoheendencyoconsumeransporforofcourseiwasessenialhaheyshouldkeepongoingohecounry,evenhoughheyhaediheproblemwasofindaneconomicallysounderreasonforconsumingransporhanamereaffecionforprimrosesandndscapesiwasdulyfound
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