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no,thatparticularthoughthadneveroccurredtowinston。nor,inthecircumstances,diditstrikehimasveryimportantorinteresting。
「doyouknowwhattimeofdayitis?」hesaid。
ampleforthlookedstartledagain。「ihadhardlythoughtaboutit。theyarrestedme—itcouldbetwodaysago—perhapsthree。」hiseyesflittedroundthewalls,asthoughhehalfexpectedtofindawindowsomewhere。「thereisnodifferencebetweennightanddayinthisplace。idonotseehowonecancalculatethetime。」
theytalkeddesultorilyforsomeminutes,then,withoutapparentreason,ayellfromthetelescreenbadethembesilent。winstonsatquietly,hishandscrossed。ampleforth,toolargetositincomfortonthenarrowbench,fidgetedfromsidetoside,claspinghislankhandsfirstroundoneknee,thenroundtheother。thetelescreenbarkedathimtokeepstill。timepassed。twentyminutes,anhour—itwasdifficulttojudge。oncemoretherewasasoundofbootsoutside。winston』sentrailscontracted。soon,verysoon,perhapsinfiveminutes,perhapsnow,thetrampofbootswouldmeanthathisownturnhadcome。
thedooropened。thecold-facedyoungofficersteppedintothecell。withabriefmovementofthehandheindicatedampleforth。
「room101,」hesaid。
ampleforthmarchedclumsilyoutbetweentheguards,hisfacevaguelyperturbed,butuncomprehending。
whatseemedlikealongtimepassed。thepaininwinston』sbellyhadrevived。hismindsaggedroundandroundonthesametrick,likeaballfallingagainandagainintothesameseriesofslots。hehadonlysixthoughts。thepaininhisbelly;apieceofbread;thebloodandthescreaming;o』brien;julia;therazorblade。therewasanotherspasminhisentrails,theheavybootswereapproaching。asthedooropened,thewaveofairthatitcreatedbroughtinapowerfulsmellofcoldsweat。parsonswalkedintothecell。hewaswearingkhakishortsandasports-shirt。