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therewasaconstantcome-and-goofprisonersofeverydescription:drug-peddlers,thieves,bandits,black-marketeers,drunks,prostitutes。***someofthedrunksweresoviolentthattheotherprisonershadtocombinetosuppressthem。anenormouswreckofawoman,agedaboutsixty,withgreattumblingbreastsandthickcoilsofwhitehairwhichhadcomedowninherstruggles,wascarriedin,kickingandshouting,byfourguards,whohadholdofheroneateachcorner。theywrenchedoffthebootswithwhichshehadbeentryingtokickthem,anddumpedherdownacrosswinston』slap,almostbreakinghisthigh-bones。thewomanhoistedherselfuprightandfollowedthemoutwithayellof「f—bastards!」then,noticingthatshewassittingonsomethinguneven,sheslidoffwinston』skneesontothebench。
「begpardon,dearie,」shesaid。「iwouldn』t』asatonyou,onlythebuggersputmethere。theydono』owtotreatalady,dothey?」shepaused,pattedherbreast,andbelched。「pardon,」shesaid,「iain』tmeself,quite。」
sheleantforwardandvomitedcopiouslyonthefloor。「thassbetter,」shesaid,leaningbackwithclosedeyes。
「neverkeepitdown,thasswhatisay。getitupwhileit』sfreshonyourstomach,like。」
sherevived,turnedtohaveanotherlookatwinstonandseemedimmediatelytotakeafancytohim。sheputavastarmroundhisshoulderanddrewhimtowardsher,breathingbeerandvomitintohisface。
「wassyourname,dearie?」shesaid。
「smith,」saidwinston。