“orgyporgy！”saidbernard，inerrupinghereadingwihaloud，unpleasanugh“i’sjusasolidariyservicehymn”hewasrevenginghimselfonhiswofriendsforlikingoneanohermorehanheylikedhim

inhecourseofheirnexwoorhreemeeingshefrequenlyrepeaedhislileacofvengeanceiwassimpleand，sincebohhelmholzandhesavageweredreadfullypainedbyheshaeringanddefilemenofafavouriepoeiccrysal，exremelyeffeciveinheend，helmholzhreaenedokickhimouofheroomifhedaredoinerrupagainandye，srangelyenough，henexinerrupion，hemosdisgracefulofall，camefromhelmholzhimself

hesavagewasreadingromeoandjuliealoud–reading（forallheimehewasseeinghimselfasromeoandleninaasjulie）wihaninenseandquiveringpassionhelmholzhadlisenedohesceneofhelovers’firsmeeingwihapuzzledinereshesceneinheorchardhaddelighedhimwihispoery；buhesenimensexpressedhadmadehimsmilegeinginosuchasaeabouhavingagirl–iseemedraherridiculousbu，akendeailbyverbaldeail，whaasuperbpieceofemoionalengineering！“haoldfellow，”hesaid，“hemakesourbespropagandaechnicianslookabsoluelysilly”hesavagesmiledriumphanlyandresumedhisreadingallwenolerablywellunil，inhessceneofhehirdac，capuleanddycapulebeganobullyjulieomarryparishelmholzhadbeenreslesshroughouheenirescene；buwhen，paheicallymimedbyhesavage，juliecriedou：

“isherenopiysiinginheclouds，haseesinoheboomofmygrief？osweemymoher，casmenoaway：deyhismarriageforamonh，aweek；or，ifyoudono，makehebridalbedinhadimmonumenwhereyballies…”

whenjuliesaidhis，helmholzbrokeouinanexplosionofunconrolbleguffawing

hemoherandfaher（groesqueobsceniy）forcinghedaugherohavesomeoneshedidn’wan！andheidioicgirlnosayinghashewashavingsomeoneelsewhom（forhemomen，aanyrae）shepreferred！inissmuyabsurdiyhesiuaionwasirresisiblycomicalhehadmanaged，wihaheroiceffor，oholddownhemouningpressureofhishiriy；bu“sweemoher”（inhesavage’sremulousoneofanguish）andhereferenceoyballyingdead，buevidenlyuncremaedandwasinghisphosphorusonadimmonumen，wereoomuchforhimheughedandughedillheearssreameddownhisface–quenchlesslyughedwhile，palewihasenseofourage，hesavagelookedahimoverheopofhisbookandhen，asheughersillconinued，closediindignanly，goupand，wihhegesureofonewhoremoveshispearlfrombeforeswine，lockediawayinisdrawer

“andye，”saidhelmholzwhen，havingrecoveredbreahenoughoapologize，hehadmollifiedhesavageinoliseningohisexpnaions，“iknowquiewellhaoneneedsridiculous，madsiuaionslikeha；onecan’wriereallywellabouanyhingelsewhywashaoldfellowsuchamarvellouspropagandaechnician？becausehehadsomanyinsane，excruciainghingsogeexciedabouyou’vegoobehurandupse；oherwiseyoucan’hinkofhereallygood，peraing，xrayishphrasesbufahersandmohers！”heshookhishead“youcan’expecmeokeepasraighfaceaboufahersandmohersandwho’sgoingogeexciedabouaboyhavingagirlornohavingher？”（hesavagewinced；buhelmholz，whowassaringpensivelyahefloor，sawnohing）“no”heconcluded，wihasigh，“iwon’doweneedsomeoherkindofmadnessandviolencebuwha？wha？wherecanonefindi？”hewassilen；hen，shakinghishead，“idon’know，”hesaidas，“idon’know”