kesta”
enquiredlenina
”phosphorusrevery,”explainedhenrytelegraphically”ontheirheentsp2o5usedtogorightout
ofetheycretedsoonenoheyreverover
niyeightperorethanakiloandahalfperadultrpsehkesthebestpartoffourhundredtonsofphosphoruseveryyearfronglandalone”henryspokehahappypride,rejoicingedlyintheachievent,asthoughithadbeenhisoothinkangoonbeingsociallyusefulevenafterakingplantsgrow”lenina,anuedhereyesaularly
doonorailstation”fine,”sheagreed”butqueerthatalphasandbetasakeanyreplantsgrosanddeltas
andepsilonsdohere”
”allnarephysichecallyequal,”saidhenrysententiously”besides,evenepsilonsperfodispensableservices”
”evenanepsilon”leninasuddenlyreeredanoccasiontlegirlatschool,shehadiddleofthenightandbeeahefirstti,ofthehathadhauntedallhersleepsshesahebeafonlight,theroallorethesoft,soft
voicethatsaidtheany
nightlongrepetitions:”everyonedohout
anyoneevenepsilonsareusefuldohoutepsilonseveryoneworksforeveryoneelseberedherfirst
shockoffearandsurprise;herspeculationsthroughhalfahen,undertheinfluenind,
thesoothing,thesothing,thestealthycreepingofsleep”isupposeepsilonsdontreallyndbeingepsilons,”shesaidaloud”ofursetheydonthoheytheydontknoitslikebeinganythingelseind,ofursebutthenlynditionedbesides,westarthadifferentheredity”
”iladiotanepsilon,”saidlenina,hnviction”andifyouadeyou
nolessthankfulthatyouabetaoranalpha”heputhisforwardpropellerintogearandheadedthechio,inthe,the
crionandorangeostfaded;adarkbankofcloudhadcreptintothezenithastheyfleatoriutheplaneshotupnof
hotairrisingfrohechieys,onlytofallassuddenlypassedintothedescendingchillbeyond
”arvellousschback”leninalaugheddelightedlybuthenrystoneost,forant,lancholy”doyouknothatsehunbeingfinallyanddefinitely
disappearinggoingupinasquirtofhotgasitoknoanoraan,analphaoranepsilon”hesighedthen,inaresolutelycheerfulvoice,”anyhoheresohingainof;
ayhavebeen,heasaliveeverybodyshappy
now”
”yes,everybodyshappynoheed
ahundredandfiftytiseverynightfortwelveyearslandingontheroofofhenrysfortystoryapartnthouseininster,theypany,they
ateanexcellentalsohtheffeeleninatooktwohalfgraetabletsandhenrythreeattypastniheyhestreettotheneinsterabbeycabaretitost
oonlessandstarry;butofthisonthelenina
andhenryunatelyunaricskysignseffectivelyshutofftheouterdarkness”the
faadeofthenehegiantlettersinvitinglyglared”londonsfinestscentandlourorganallthelatestsyntheticsic”
theyenteredtheairseedhotandsohohlesshthescentofaergrisandsandaledceilingofthehall,thelourorganhadntarilypaintedatropicalsunsetthesixteensexophonistswereplayinganoldfavourite:”thereaintnobottleinallthehatdearlittlebottleofne”fourhundredupleseppingroundthepolishedfloorleninaandhenryhefourhundredandfirstthesaxophoneswailedlikelodiousoanedinthealtoandtenorregistersasthoughthelittledeathriulous
ountedtoax,louderandeverlouder–untilatlast,hawaveofhishand,thenduusicand
bleerelyhunbloofexistencethunderinaflatjorandthen,inallbutsilence,inallbutdarkness,therefollowedagradualdeturgescence,adinuendoslidinggradually,throughquartertones,dooafaintlyinantchordthatlingeredonsstill
pulsedbelohedarkenedsendshanintenseexpectancyandatlastexpectancyherewasasuddenexplosivesunrise,andsiltaneously,thesixteenburstintosong:
”bottleofne,itsyouivealed
bottleofne,ed
skiesareblueinsideofyou,
thehersalwaysfine;
for
thereaintnobottleinalltheworld
likethatdearlittlebottleofne”
fivesteppinginsterabbey,
leninaandhenry,therichlyloured,
theinfinitelyfriendlyaholidayho
delightfullyasingeveryoneine,itsyouivealed”butleninaandhenryhadtheyedtheywereinside,hereandnohthefineher,theperenniallyblueskyandwhen,exhausted,thesixteenhadlaidbytheirsaxophonesandthesyntheticsicapparatusighthave
beentbryosgentlyrockingtogetheronthetledoceanofbloodsurrogate
”goodnight,dearfriendsgoodnight,dearfriends”theloudspeakersveiledtheirndsinagenialandsicalpoliteness”goodnight,dearfriends”obediently,halltheothers,leninaandhenryleftthebuildingthedepressingstarshadtravelledquitesoheheavensbutthoughtheseparatingscreenoftheskysignshadnooagreatextentdissolved,thetwo
