第80章 Thirteen(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:13918字

henryfoserloomeduphroughhewilighofheembryosore


“likeocomeoafeelyhisevening?”


leninashookherheadwihouspeaking


“goingouwihsomeoneelse?”iineresedhimoknowwhichofhisfriendswasbeinghadbywhichoher“isibenio?”hequesioned


sheshookherheadagain


henrydeecedhewearinessinhosepurpleeyes,hepallorbeneahhagzeoflupus,hesadnessahecornersofheunsmilingcrimsonmouh“you’renofeelingill,areyou?”heasked,arifleanxiously,afraidhashemighbesufferingfromoneofhefewremaininginfeciousdiseases


yeoncemoreleninashookherhead


“anyhow,yououghogoandseehedocor,”saidhenry“adocoradaykeepshejimjamsaway,”headdedhearily,drivinghomehishypnop?dicadagewihacponheshoulder“perhapsyouneedapregnancysubsiue,”hesuggesed“orelseanexrasrongvpsreamensomeimes,youknow,hesandardpassionsurrogaeisn’quie…”


“oh,forford’ssake,”saidlenina,breakinghersubbornsilence,“shuup!”andsheurnedbackoherneglecedembryos


avpsreamenindeed!shewouldhaveughed,ifshehadn’beenonhepoinofcryingashoughshehadn’goenoughvpofherown!shesighedprofoundlyassherefilledhersyringe“john,”shemurmuredoherself,“john…”hen“myford,”shewondered,“haveigivenhisoneissleepingsicknessinjecion,orhaven’i?”shesimplycouldn’rememberinheend,shedecidednoorunheriskofleingihaveaseconddose,andmoveddownheliohenexbole


wenywoyears,eighmonhs,andfourdaysfromhamomen,apromisingyoungalphaminusadminisraoramwanzamwanzawasodieofrypanosomiasis–hefirscaseforoverhalfacenurysighing,leninawenonwihherwork


anhourer,inhechangingroom,fa


ywasenergeicallyproesing“bui’sabsurdoleyourselfgeinoasaelikehissimplyabsurd,”sherepeaed“andwhaabou?aman–oneman”


“buhe’sheoneiwan”


“ashoughhereweren’millionsofohermeninheworld”


“buidon’wanhem”


“howcanyouknowillyou’veried?”


“ihaveried”


“buhowmany?”askedfa


y,shrugginghershouldersconempuously“one,wo?”


“dozensbu,”shakingherhead,“iwasn’anygood,”sheadded


“well,youmuspersevere,”saidfa


yseneniouslybuiwasobvioushaherconfidenceinherownprescripionshadbeenshaken“nohingcanbeachievedwihouperseverance”


“bumeanwhile…”


“don’hinkofhim”


“ican’helpi”


“akesoma,hen”


“ido”


“well,goon”


“buinheinervalsisilllikehimishallalwayslikehim”


“well,ifha’shecase,”saidfa


y,wihdecision,“whydon’youjusgoandakehimwheherhewansiorno”


“buifyouknewhowerriblyqueerhewas!”


“allhemorereasonforakingafirmline”


“i’sallverywellosayha”


“don’sandanynonsenseac”fa


y’svoicewasarumpe;shemighhavebeenaylecurergivinganeveningalkoadolescenbeaminuses“yes,ac–aoncedoinow”


“i’dbescared,”saidlenina


“well,you’veonlygooakehalfagrammeofsomafirsandnowi’mgoingohavemybah”shemarchedoff,railingherowel


hebellrang,andhesavage,whowasimpaienlyhopinghahelmholzwouldcomehaafernoon(forhavingasmadeuphismindoalkohelmholzaboulenina,hecouldnobearoposponehisconfidencesamomenlonger),jumpedupandranohedoor


“ihadapremoniioniwasyou,helmholz,”heshouedasheopened


onhehreshold,inawhieaceaesainsailorsui,andwiharoundwhiecaprakishlyiledoverherlefear,soodlenina


“oh!”saidhesavage,ashoughsomeonehadsruckhimaheavyblow


halfagrammehadbeenenoughomakeleninaforgeherfearsandherembarrassmens“hullo,john,”shesaid,smiling,andwalkedpashiminoheroomauomaicallyheclosedhedoorandfollowedherleninasadownherewasalongsilence


“youdon’seemverygdoseeme,john,”shesaidas


“nogd?”hesavagelookedaherreproachfully;hensuddenlyfellonhiskneesbeforeherand,akinglenina’shand,reverenlykissedi“nogd?oh,ifyouonlyknew,”hewhisperedand,venuringoraisehiseyesoherface,“admiredlenina,”hewenon,“indeedheopofadmiraion,worhwha’sdearesinheworld”shesmiledahimwihalusciousenderness“oh,yousoperfec”(shewasleaningowardshimwihparedlips),“soperfecandsopeerlessarecreaed”(nearerandnearer)“ofeverycreaure’sbes”sillnearerhesavagesuddenlyscrambledohisfee“ha’swhy,”hesaidspeakingwihaveredface,“iwanedodosomehingfirs…imean,oshowiwasworhyofyounohaicouldeverreallybehabuaanyraeoshowiwasn’absoluelyunworhyiwanedodosomehing”


“whyshouldyouhinkinecessary…”leninabegan,bulefhesenenceunfinishedherewasanoeofirriaioninhervoicewhenonehasleanforward,nearerandnearer,wihparedlips–onlyofindoneself,quiesuddenly,asaclumsyoafscramblesohisfee,leaningowardsnohingaall–well,hereisareason,evenwihhalfagrammeofsomacircuinginone’sbloodsream,agenuinereasonfora


oyance


“amalpais,”hesavagewasincoherenlymumbling,“youhadobringherheskinofamounainlion–imean,whenyouwanedomarrysomeoneorelseawolf”


“herearen’anylionsinengnd,”leninaalmossnapped


“andevenifherewere,”hesavageadded,wihsuddenconempuousresenmen,“peoplewouldkillhemouofhelicopers,isuppose,wihpoisongasorsomehingiwouldn’doha,lenina”hesquaredhisshoulders,hevenuredolookaherandwasmewihasareofa


oyedincomprehensionconfused,“i’lldoanyhing,”hewenon,moreandmoreincoherenly“anyhingyouellmeherebesomesporsarepainful–youknowbuheirbourdelighinhemsesoffha’swhaifeelimeani’dsweephefloorifyouwaned”


“buwe’vegovacuumcleanershere,”saidleninainbewildermen“iisn’necessary”


“no,ofcourseiisn’necessarybusomekindsofbasenessarenoblyundergonei’dlikeoundergosomehingnoblydon’yousee?”


“buifherearevacuumcleaners…”


“ha’snohepoin”


“andepsilonsemimoronsoworkhem,”shewenon,“well,really,why?”


“why?buforyou,foryoujusoshowhai…”