“idon’knowwhayoumeaniamfreefreeohavehemoswonderfulimeeverybody’shappynowadays”

heughed，“yes，‘everybody’shappynowadays’webegingivinghechildrenhaafivebuwouldn’youlikeobefreeobehappyinsomeoherway，lenina？inyourownway，forexample；noineverybodyelse’sway”

“idon’knowwhayoumean，”sherepeaedhen，urningohim，“oh，dole’sgoback，bernard，”shebesough；“idosohaeihere”

“don’youlikebeingwihme？”

“buofcourse，bernardi’shishorriblepce”

“ihoughwe’dbemore…moreogeherhere–wihnohingbuheseaandmoonmoreogeherhaninhacrowd，oreveninmyroomsdon’youundersandha？”

“idon’undersandanyhing，”shesaidwihdecision，deerminedopreserveherincomprehensioninac“nohingleasofall，”sheconinuedinanoherone，“whyyoudon’akesomawhenyouhavehesedreadfulideasofyoursyou’dforgeallabouhemandinseadoffeelingmiserable，you’dbejollysojolly，”sherepeaedandsmiled，forallhepuzzledanxieyinhereyes，wihwhawasmeanobeaninviingandvolupuouscajolery

helookedaherinsilence，hisfaceunresponsiveandverygrave–lookedaherinenlyaferafewsecondslenina’seyesflinchedaway；sheueredanervouslileugh，riedohinkofsomehingosayandcouldn’hesilenceprolongediself

whenbernardspokeas，iwasinasmalliredvoice“allrighhen，”hesaid，“we’llgoback”andseppinghardonheacceleraor，hesenhemachinerockeingupinoheskyafourhousandhesaredhispropellerheyflewinsilenceforaminueorwohen，suddenly，bernardbeganoughraheroddly，leninahough，busill，iwasugher

“feelingbeer？”shevenuredoask

foranswer，helifedonehandfromheconrolsand，slippinghisarmaroundher，beganofondleherbreass

“hankford，”shesaidoherself，“he’sallrighagain”

halfanhourerheywerebackinhisroomsbernardswallowedfourablesofsomaaagulp，urnedonheradioandelevisionandbeganoundress

“well，”leninaenquired，wihsignificanarchnesswhenheymenexafernoononheroof，“didyouhinkiwasfunyeserday？”

bernardnoddedheyclimbedinohepnealilejol，andheywereoff

“everyonesaysi’mawfullypneumaic，”saidleninareflecively，paingherownlegs

“awfully”buherewasanexpressionofpaininbernard’seyes“likemea，”hewashinking

shelookedupwihacerainanxiey“buyoudon’hinki’mooplump，doyou？”

heshookhisheadlikesomuchmea

“youhinki’mallrigh”anohernod“ineveryway？”

“perfec，”hesaidaloudandinwardly“shehinksofherselfhawayshedoesn’mindbeingmea”

leninasmiledriumphanlybuhersaisfacionwaspremaure

“allhesame，”hewenon，aferalilepause，“isillraherwishihadallendeddifferenly”

“differenly？”werehereoherendings？

“ididn’wanioendwihourgoingobed，”hespecified

leninawasasonished

“noaonce，nohefirsday”

“buhenwha…？”

hebeganoalkaloofincomprehensibleanddangerousnonsenseleninadidherbesosopheearsofhermind；bueverynowandhenaphrasewouldinsisonbecomingaudible“…oryheeffecofarresingmyimpulses，”sheheardhimsayhewordsseemedoouchaspringinhermind

“neverpuoffillomorrowhefunyoucanhaveoday，”shesaidgravely

“wohundredrepeiions，wiceaweekfromfoureenosixeenandahalf，”wasallhiscommenhemadbadalkrambledon“iwanoknowwhapassionis，”sheheardhimsaying“iwanofeelsomehingsrongly”

“whenheindividualfeels，hecommuniyreels，”leninapronounced

“well，whyshouldn’ireelabi？”

“bernard！”

bubernardremainedunabashed

“adulsinellecuallyandduringworkinghours，”hewenon“infanswherefeelinganddesireareconcerned”

“ourfordlovedinfans”

ignoringheinerrupion“isuddenlysruckmeheoherday，”coninuedbernard，“haimighbepossibleobeanadulallheime”

“idon’undersand”lenina’sonewasfirm

“iknowyoudon’andha’swhywewenobedogeheryeserday–likeinfans–inseadofbeingadulsandwaiing”

“buiwasfun，”leninainsised“wasn’i？”

“oh，hegreaesfun，”heanswered，buinavoicesomournful，wihanexpressionsoprofoundlymiserable，haleninafelallherriumphsuddenlyevaporaeperhapshehadfoundherooplump，aferall

“ioldyouso，”wasallhafa

ysaid，whenleninacameandmadeherconfidences“i’shealcoholheypuinhissurrogae”

“allhesame，”leninainsised“idolikehimhehassuchawfullynicehandsandhewayhemoveshisshoulders–ha’sveryaracive”shesighed“buiwishheweren’soodd”

halingforamomenousidehedoorofhedirecor’sroom，bernarddrewadeepbreahandsquaredhisshoulders，bracinghimselfomeehedislikeanddisapprovalwhichhewascerainoffindingwihinheknockedandenered

“apermiforyouoiniial，direcor，”hesaidasairilyaspossible，andidhepaperonhewriingable

hedirecorgncedahimsourlybuhesampofheworldconroller’sofficewasaheheadofhepaperandhesignaureofmusaphamond，boldandbck，acrossheboomeveryhingwasperfeclyinorderhedirecorhadnochoicehepencilledhisiniials–wosmallpaleleersabjecahefeeofmusaphamond–andwasabouoreurnhepaperwihouawordofcommenorgenialfordspeed，whenhiseyewascaughbysomehingwrieninhebodyofhepermi

“forhenewmexicanreservaion？”hesaid，andhisone，hefacehelifedobernard，expressedakindofagiaedasonishmen

surprisedbyhissurprise，bernardnoddedherewasasilence

hedirecorleanedbackinhischair，frowning“howlongagowasi？”hesaid，speakingmoreohimselfhanobernard“wenyyears，isupposenearerwenyfiveimushavebeenyourage…”hesighedandshookhishead