第35章 Two(1)

作者:阿道司·赫胥黎

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 11:38

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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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