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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

ordered the Gamma-Plus porter, "and tell him that

Mr. Bernard Marx iswaiting for him on the roof."

He sat down and lit a cigarette.

Helmholtz Watson was writing when the

message came down.

"Tell him I'm coming at once," he said and

hung up the receiver. Then, turning to his secretary,

"I'll leave you to put my things away," he went on in

the same official and impersonal tone; and, ignoring

her lustrous smile, got up and walked briskly to the

door.

He was a powerfully built man, deep-

chested, broad-shouldered, massive, and yet quick

in his movements, springy and agile. The round

strong pillar of his neck supported a beautifully

shaped head. His hair was dark and curly, his

features strongly marked. In a forcible emphatic

way, he was handsome and looked, as his secretary

was never tired of repeating, every centimetre an

Alpha Plus. By profession he was a lecturer at the

College of Emotional Engineering (Department of

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