oh, a mangling of the barcarolle from tales of hoffmann. hmm. it was about washing. right. can you remember how it goes? # fabrics need a swim in the suds. # it makes them feel just like new. # plink—plink, plink—plink. it goes on from there. laughter. so, did you perform, as well? yes, of course. yeah? you were...? yes, i played orlon. 0k. yes, i performed, i directed. hmm. your next choice for this cultural life is reading sci—fi in the cellar when you were supposed to be doing your homework, and especially reading george orwell. when did you first come across orwell, then? well, my dad liked science fiction because he was a scientist and he used to get a big kick out of it. hmm. so he had quite a collection. but i first read animal farm