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hestooddeadstill。***noonehadhithimyet。thoughtswhichcameoftheirownaccordbutseemedtotallyuninterestingbegantoflitthroughhismind。hewonderedwhethertheyhadgotmr。charrington。hewonderedwhattheyhaddonetothewomanintheyard。henoticedthathebadlywantedtourinate,andfeltafaintsurprise,becausehehaddonesoonlytwoorthreehoursago。henoticedthattheclockonthemantelpiecesaidnine,meaningtwenty-one。butthelightseemedtoostrong。wouldnotthelightbefadingattwenty-onehoursonanaugustevening?hewonderedwhetherafterallheandjuliahadmistakenthetime—hadslepttheclockroundandthoughtitwastwenty-thirtywhenreallyitwasnoughteight-thirtyonthefollowingmorning。buthedidnotpursuethethoughtfurther。itwasnotinteresting。
therewsanother,lighterstepinthepassage。mr。charringtoncameintotheroom。thedemeanouroftheblack-uniformedmensuddenlybecamemoresubdued。somethinghadalsochangedinmr。charrington』sappearance。hiseyefellonthefragmentsoftheglasspaperweight。
「pickupthosepieces,」hesaidsharply。
amanstoopedtoobey。thecockneyaccenthaddisappeared;winstonsuddenlyrealizedwhosevoiceitwasthathehadheardafewmomentsagoonthetelescreen。mr。charringtonwasstillwearinghisoldvelvetjacket,buthishair,whichhadbeenalmostwhite,hadturnedblack。alsohewasnotwearinghisspectacles。hegavewinstonasinglesharpglance,asthoughverifyinghisidentity,andthenpaidnomoreattentiontohim。hewasstillrecognizable,buthewasnotthesamepersonanylonger。hisbodyhadstraightened,andseemedtohavegrownbigger。hisfacehadundergoneonlytinychangesthathadneverthelessworkedacompletetransformation。theblackeyebrowswerelessbushy,thewrinklesweregone,thewholelinesofthefaceseemedtohavealtered;eventhenoseseemedshorter。itwasthealert,coldfaceofamanofaboutfive-and-thirty。itoccurredtowinstonthatforthefirsttimeinhislifehewaslooking,withknowledge,atamemberofthethoughtpolice。