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Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

"Not glad?" The Savage looked at her

reproachfully; then suddenly fell on his knees before

her and, taking Lenina's hand, reverently kissed it.

"Not glad? Oh, if you only knew," he whispered and,

venturing to raise his eyes to her face, "Admired

Lenina," he went on, "indeed the top of admiration,

worth what's dearest in the world." She smiled at

him with a luscious tenderness. "Oh, you so perfect"

(she was leaning towards him with parted lips), "so

perfect and so peerless are created" (nearer and

nearer) "of every creature's best." Still nearer. The

Savage suddenly scrambled to his feet. "That's

why," he said speaking with averted face, "I wanted

to do something first I mean, to show I was

worthy of you. Not thatI could ever really be that.

But at any rate to show I wasn't absolutely un-

worthy. I wanted to do something."

"Why should you think it necessary "

Lenina began, but left the sentence unfinished.

There was a note of irritation in her voice. When

one has leant forward, nearer and nearer, with

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