“…abousixyhousandindiansandhalfbreeds…absoluesavages…ourinspecorsoccasionallyvisi…oherwise，nocommunicaionwhaeverwihhecivilizedworld…sillpreserveheirrepulsivehabisandcusoms…marriage，ifyouknowwhahais，mydearyoungdy；families…nocondiioning…monsroussupersiions…chrisianiyandoemismandancesorworship…exincnguages，suchaszu？iandspanishandahapascan…pumas，porcupinesandoherferociousanimals…infeciousdiseases…priess…venomouslizards…”

“youdon’sayso？”

heygoawayasbernarddashedoheelephonequick，quick；buiookhimnearlyhreeminuesogeonohelmholzwason“wemighbeamonghesavagesalready，”hecompined“damnedincompeence！”

“haveagramme，”suggesedlenina

herefused，preferringhisangerandas，hankford，hewashroughand，yes，iwashelmholz；helmholz，owhomheexpinedwhahadhappened，andwhopromisedogoroundaonce，aonce，andurnoffheap，yes，aonce，buookhisopporuniyoellhimwhahedhchadsaid，inpublic，yeserdayevening…

“wha？he’slookingouforsomeooakemypce？”bernard’svoicewasagonized“soi’sacuallydecided？didhemenionicend？yousayhedid？ford！icend…”hehunguphereceiverandurnedbackoleninahisfacewaspale，hisexpressionuerlydejeced

“wha’shemaer？”sheasked

“hemaer？”hedroppedheavilyinoachair“i’mgoingobesenoicend”

ofeninhepashehadwonderedwhaiwouldbelikeobesubjeced（somalessandwihnohingbuhisowninwardresourcesorelyon）osomegrearial，somepain，somepersecuion；hehadevenlongedforafflicionasrecenlyasaweekago，inhedirecor’soffice，hehadimaginedhimselfcourageouslyresising，soicallyaccepingsufferingwihouawordhedirecor’shreashadacuallyeedhim，madehimfeelrgerhanlifebuha，ashenowrealized，wasbecausehehadnoakenhehreasquieseriously，hehadnobelievedha，whenicameohepoin，hedhcwouldeverdoanyhingnowhailookedashoughhehreaswerereallyobefulfilled，bernardwasappalledofhaimaginedsoicism，haheoreicalcourage，noaracewaslef

heragedagainshimself–whaafool！–againshedirecor–howunfairnoogivehimhaoherchance，haoherchancewhich，henowhadnodoubaall，hehadalwaysinendedoakeandicend，icend…

leninashookherhead“wasandwillmakemeill，”shequoed，“iakeagrammeandonlyam”

inheendshepersuadedhimoswallowfourablesofsomafiveminueserroosandfruiswereabolished；heflowerofhepresenrosilyblossomedamessagefromheporera

ouncedha，ahewarden’sorders，areservaionguardhadcomeroundwihapneandwaswaiingonheroofofhehoelheywenupaonceanocorooningammagreenuniformsaluedandproceededoreciehemorning’sprogramme

abird’seyeviewofenoradozenofheprincipalpueblos，henandingforlunchinhevalleyofmalpaishereshousewascomforablehere，andupahepueblohesavageswouldprobablybecelebraingheirsummerfesivaliwouldbehebespceospendhenigh

heyookheirseasinhepneandseoffenminueserheywerecrossinghefronierhaseparaedcivilizaionfromsavageryuphillanddown，acrosshedesersofsalorsand，hroughforess，inohevioledephofcanyons，overcragandpeakandableoppedmesa，hefencemarchedonandon，irresisiblyhesraighline，hegeomericalsymbolofriumphanhumanpurposeandaisfoo，hereandhere，amosaicofwhiebones，asillunroedcarcasedarkonheawnygroundmarkedhepcewheredeerorseer，pumaorporcupineorcoyoe，orhegreedyurkeybuzzardsdrawndownbyhewhiffofcarrionandfulminaedashoughbyapoeicjusice，hadcomeoocloseohedesroyingwires

“heyneverlearn，”saidhegreenuniformedpilo，poiningdownaheskeleonsonhegroundbelowhem“andheyneverwilllearn，”headdedandughed，ashoughhehadsomehowscoredapersonalriumphoverheelecrocuedanimals

bernardalsoughed；aferwogrammesofsomahejokeseemed，forsomereason，goodughedandhen，almosimmediaely，droppedoffosleep，andsleepingwascarriedoveraosandesuque；overnambeandpicurisandpojoaque，oversiaandcochii，overgunaandacomaandheenchanedmesa，overzu？iandciboandojocaliene，andwokeasofindhemachinesandingonheground，leninacarryinghesuicasesinoasmallsquarehouse，andhegammagreenocoroonalkingincomprehensiblywihayoungindian

“malpais，”expinedhepilo，asbernardseppedou“hisishereshouseandhere’sadancehisafernoonahepueblohe’llakeyouhere”hepoinedohesullenyoungsavage“fu

y，iexpec”hegri

ed“everyhingheydoisfu

y”andwihhaheclimbedinohepneandsaredupheengines“backomorrowandremember，”headdedreassuringlyolenina，“hey’reperfeclyame；savageswon’doyouanyharmhey’vegoenoughexperienceofgasbombsoknowhaheymusn’pyanyricks”sillughing，hehrewhehelicoperscrewsinogear，acceleraed，andwasgone