[Pages 31-32, a tour of the 'Infant Nurseries and Neo Pavlovian Conditioning Rooms'] "We condition the masses to hate the country", concluded the Director. "But simultaneously we condition them to love all country sports. At the same time, we see to it that all country sports shall entail the use of elaborate apparatus. So that they consume manufactured articles as well as transport. Hence the electric shocks."I see," said the student, and was silent, lost in admiration."
There was a silence, then, clearing his throat." Once upon a time," the Director began, "while our Ford was still on earth, there was a little boy called Reuben Rabinovitch. Reuben was the child of Polish-speaking parents." The Director interrupted himself. "You know what Polish is, I suppose?"
"A dead language."
"Like French and German," added another studen efficiously showing off his learning.
"And 'parent'?" questioned the D.H.C.
There was an uneasy silence. Several of the boys blushed. They had not yet learned to draw the significance but often very fine distinction between smut and pure science. One, a last, had the courage to raise a hand.
"Human beings used to be...' he hesitated; blood rushed to his cheeks. "Well they used to be viviparous."
"Quite right." The Director nodded approvingly.
"And when the babies were decanted..."
"'Born.'" came the correction.