heploofhefilmwasexremelysimpleafewminuesaferhefirsoohsandaahs（aduehavingbeensungandalilelovemadeonhafamousbearskin，everyhairofwhich–heassisanpredesinaorwasperfeclyrigh–couldbeseparaelyanddisinclyfel），henegrohadahelicoperacciden，fellonhisheadhump！whaawingehroughheforehead！achorusofow’sandaie’swenupfromheaudience

heconcussionknockedallhenegro’scondiionimginoacockedhahedevelopedforhebeablondeanexclusiveandmaniacalpassionsheproesedhepersisedhereweresruggles，pursuis，anassaulonarival，finallyasensaionalkidnappinghebeablondwasravishedawayinoheskyandkephere，hovering，forhreeweeksinawildlyanisocialêeàêewihhebckmadmanfinally，aferawholeseriesofadvenuresandmuchaerialacrobacyhreehandsomeyoungalphassucceededinrescuingherhenegrowaspackedoffoanadulrecondiioningcenreandhefilmendedhappilyanddecorously，wihhebeablondebecominghemisressofallherhreerescuersheyinerrupedhemselvesforamomenosingasynheicquare，wihfullsuperorchesralaccompanimenandgardeniasonhescenorganhenhebearskinmadeafinalappearanceand，amidabreofsaxophones，hessereoscopickissfadedinodarkness，heselecriciiliondiedonhelipslikeadyingmohhaquivers，quivers，evermorefeebly，evermorefainly，andasisquie，quiesill

buforleninahemohdidnocompleelydieevenaferhelighshadgoneup，whileheywereshufflingslowlyalongwihhecrowdowardshelifs，isghossillflueredagainsherlips，sillracedfineshudderingroadsofanxieyandpleasureacrossherskinhercheekswereflushedshecaughholdofhesavage’sarmandpressedi，limp，againshersidehelookeddownaherforamomen，pale，pained，desiring，andashamedofhisdesirehewasnoworhy，no…heireyesforamomenmewhareasuresherspromised！aqueen’sransomofemperamenhasilyhelookedaway，disengagedhisimprisonedarmhewasobscurelyerrifiedlessheshouldceaseobesomehinghecouldfeelhimselfunworhyof

“idon’hinkyououghoseehingslikeha，”hesaid，makinghaseoransferfromleninaherselfohesurroundingcircumsanceshebmeforanypasorpossiblefuurepsefromperfecion

“hingslikewha，john？”

“likehishorriblefilm”

“horrible？”leninawasgenuinelyasonished“buihoughiwaslovely”

“iwasbase，”hesaidindignanly，“iwasignoble”

sheshookherhead“idon’knowwhayoumean”whywashesoqueer？whydidhegoouofhiswayospoilhings？

inheaxicoperhehardlyevenlookedaherboundbysrongvowshahadneverbeenpronounced，obedienowshahadlongsinceceasedorun，hesaaveredandinsilencesomeimes，ashoughafingerhadpluckedasomeau，almosbreakingsring，hiswholebodywouldshakewihasuddennervoussar

heaxicoperndedonheroofoflenina’saparmenhouse“as，”shehoughexulanlyassheseppedouofhecabas–evenhoughhehadbeensoqueerjusnowsandingunderamp，shepeeredinoherhandmirrorasyes，hernosewasabishinysheshookheloosepowderfromherpuffwhilehewaspayingoffheaxi–herewouldjusbeimesherubbedaheshininess，hinking：“he’serriblygoodlookingnoneedforhimobeshylikebernardandye…anyohermanwouldhavedoneilongagowell，nowas”hafragmenofafaceinhelileroundmirrorsuddenlysmiledaher

“goodnigh，”saidasrangledvoicebehindherleninawheeledroundhewassandinginhedoorwayofhecab，hiseyesfixed，saring；hadevidenlybeensaringallhisimewhileshewaspowderinghernose，waiing–buwhafor？orhesiaing，ryingomakeuphismind，andallheimehinking，hinking–shecouldnoimaginewhaexraordinaryhoughs“goodnigh，lenina，”herepeaed，andmadeasrangegrimacingaemposmile

“bu，john…ihoughyouwere…imean，aren’you？…”

heshuhedoorandbenforwardosaysomehingohedriverhecabshoupinoheair

lookingdownhroughhewindowinhefioor，hesavagecouldseelenina’supurnedface，paleinhebluishlighofhempshemouhwasopen，shewascallingherforeshorenedfigurerushedawayfromhim；hediminishingsquareofheroofseemedobefallinghroughhedarkness

fiveminueserhewasbackinhisroomfromishidingpceheookouhismousenibbledvolume，urnedwihreligiouscareissainedandcrumbledpages，andbeganoreadohelloohello，heremembered，waslikeheheroofhreeweeksinahelicoper–abckman

dryinghereyes，leninawalkedacrossheroofohelifonherwaydownohewenysevenhfloorshepulledouhersomaboleonegramme，shedecided，wouldnobeenough；hershadbeenmorehanaonegrammeafflicionbuifsheookwogrammes，sheranheriskofnowakingupinimeomorrowmorningshecompromisedand，inohercuppedlefpalm，shookouhreehalfgrammeables