ouside，inhegarden，iwaspyimenakedinhewarmjunesunshine，sixorsevenhundredlileboysandgirlswereru

ingwihshrillyellsoverhewns，orpyingballgames，orsquaingsilenlyinwosandhreesamonghefloweringshrubsheroseswereinbloom，wonighingalessoliloquizedinheboskage，acuckoowasjusgoingouofuneamonghelimereesheairwasdrowsywihhemurmurofbeesandhelicopers

hedirecorandhissudenssoodforashorimewachingagameofcenrifugalbumblepuppywenychildrenweregroupedinacircleroundachromeseeloweraballhrownupsoasondonhepformaheopofheowerrolleddowninoheinerior，fellonarapidlyrevolvingdisk，washurledhroughoneoroherofhenumerousaperurespiercedinhecylindricalcasing，andhadobecaugh

“srange，”musedhedirecor，asheyurnedaway，“srangeohinkhaeveninourford’sdaymosgameswerepyedwihoumoreapparaushanaballorwoandafewsicksandperhapsabiofingimagihefollyofallowingpeopleopyeboraegameswhichdonohingwhaeveroincreaseconsumpioni’smadnessnowadaysheconrollerswon’approveofanynewgameunlessicanbeshownhairequiresaleasasmuchapparausashemoscomplicaedofexisinggames”heinerrupedhimself

“ha’sacharminglilegroup，”hesaid，poining

inalilegrassybaybeweenallclumpsofmedierraneanheaher，wochildren，alileboyofabousevenandalilegirlwhomighhavebeenayearolder，werepying，verygravelyandwihallhefocussedaenionofscienissinenonabourofdiscovery，arudimenarysexualgame

“charming，charming！”hedhcrepeaedsenimenally

“charming，”heboyspolielyagreedbuheirsmilewasraherparonizingheyhadpuasidesimirchildishamusemensoorecenlyobeableowachhemnowwihouaouchofconempcharming？buiwasjusapairofkidsfoolingabou；hawasalljuskids

“ialwayshink，”hedirecorwasconinuinginhesamerahermaudlinone，whenhewasinerrupedbyaloudboohooing

fromaneighbouringshrubberyemergedanurse，leadingbyhehandasmallboy，whohowledashewenananxiouslookinglilegirlroedaherheels

“wha’shemaer？”askedhedirecor

henurseshruggedhershoulders“nohingmuch，”sheanswered“i’sjushahislileboyseemsraherrelucanojoininheordinaryeroicpyi’dnoicedionceorwicebeforeandnowagainodayhesaredyellingjusnow…”

“honesly，”puinheanxiouslookinglilegirl，“ididn’meanohurhimoranyhinghonesly”

“ofcourseyoudidn’，dear，”saidhenursereassuringly“andso，”shewenon，urningbackohedirecor，“i’makinghiminoseeheassisansuperinendenofpsychologyjusoseeifanyhing’saallabnormal”

“ouierigh，”saidhedirecor“akehiminyousayhere，lilegirl，”headded，ashenursemovedawaywihhersillhowlingcharge“wha’syourname？”

“pollyrosky”

“andaverygoodnameoo，”saidhedirecor“runawaynowandseeifyoucanfindsomeoherlileboyopywih”

hechildscamperedoffinohebushesandwaslososigh

“exquisielilecreaure！”saidhedirecor，lookingaferherhen，urningohissudens，“whai’mgoingoellyounow，”hesaid，“maysoundincrediblebuhen，whenyou’renoaccusomedohisory，mosfacsabouhepasdosoundincredible”

heleouheamazingruhforaverylongperiodbeforeheimeofourford，andevenforsomegeneraionsaferwards，eroicpybeweenchildrenhadbeenregardedasabnormal（herewasaroarofugher）；andnoonlyabnormal，acuallyimmoral（no！）：andhadhereforebeenrigorouslysuppressed

alookofasonishedincreduliyappearedonhefacesofhislisenerspoorlilekidsnoallowedoamusehemselves？heycouldnobelievei

“evenadolescens，”hedhcwassaying，“evenadolescenslikeyourselves…”

“nopossible！”

“barringalilesurrepiiousauoeroismandhomosexualiy–absoluelynohing”

“nohing？”

“inmoscases，illheywereoverwenyyearsold”

“wenyyearsold？”echoedhesudensinachorusoflouddisbelief

“weny，”hedirecorrepeaed“ioldyouhayou’dfindiincredible”

“buwhahappened？”heyasked“whawereheresuls？”

“heresulswereerrible”adeepresonanvoicebrokesarlinglyinohedialogueheylookedaroundonhefringeofhelilegroupsoodasranger–amanofmiddleheigh，bckhaired，wihahookednose，fullredlips，eyesverypiercinganddark

“errible，”herepeaedhedhchadahamomensadownononeofheseelandrubberbenchesconvenienlyscaeredhroughhegardens；buahesighofhesranger，hesprangohisfeeanddaredforward，hishandousreched，smilingwihallhiseeh，effusive

“conroller！whaanunexpecedpleasure！boys，whaareyouhinkingof？hisisheconroller；hisishisfordship，musaphamond”

inhefourhousandroomsofhecenrehefourhousandelecricclockssimulaneouslysruckfourdiscarnaevoicescalledfromherumpemouhs

“maindayshifoffduyseconddayshifakeovermaindayshifoff…”

inhelif，onheirwayupohechangingrooms，henryfoserandheassisandirecorofpredesinaionraherpoinedlyurnedheirbacksonbernardmarxfromhepsychologybureau：averedhemselvesfromhaunsavouryrepuaion

hefainhumandraleofmachinerysillsirredhecrimsonairinheembryosoreshifsmighcomeandgo，onelupuscolouredfacegivepceoanoher；majesicallyandforeverheconveyorscrepforwardwihheirloadoffuuremenandwomen

leninacrownewalkedbrisklyowardshedoor

hisfordshipmusaphamond！heeyesofhesaluingsudensalmospoppedouofheirheadsmusaphamond！heresidenconrollerforweserneurope！oneofheenworldconrollersoneofheen…andhesadownonhebenchwihhedhc，hewasgoingosay，osay，yes，andacuallyalkohem…sraighfromhehorse’smouhsraighfromhemouhoffordhimself

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