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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

beauteous mankind is!" The flush

suddenlydeepened; he was thinking of Lenina, of an

angel in bottle-green viscose, lustrous with youth

and skin food, plump, benevolently smiling. His

voice faltered. "O brave new world," he began, then-

suddenly interrupted himself; the blood had left his

cheeks; he was as pale as paper.

"Are you married to her?" he asked.

"Am I what?"

"Married. You know–for ever. They say 'for

ever' in the Indian words; it can't be broken."

"Ford, no!" Bernard couldn't help laughing.

John also laughed, but for another reason–

laughed for pure joy.

"O brave new world," he repeated. "O brave

new world that has such people in it. Let's start at

once."

"You have a most peculiar way of talking

sometimes," said Bernard, staring at the young man

in perplexed astonishment. "And, anyhow, hadn't

you better wait till you actually see the new world?"

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