Page 143 - BRAVE NEW WORLD By Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)

Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

a phrase would insist on becoming audible. " to try

the effect of arresting my impulses," she heard him

say. The words seemed to touch a spring in her

mind.

"Never put off till to-morrow the fun you can

have to-day," she said gravely.

"Two hundred repetitions, twice a week from

fourteen to sixteen and a half," was all his comment.

The mad bad talk rambled on. "I want to know what

passion is," she heard him saying. "I want to feel

something strongly."

"When the individual feels, the community

reels," Lenina pronounced.

"Well, why shouldn't it reel a bit?"

"Bernard!"

But Bernard remained unabashed.

"Adults intellectually and during working

hours," he went on. "Infants where feeling and

desire are concerned."

"Our Ford loved infants."

Ignoring the interruption. "It suddenly struck

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