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「itoldyou,」saido』brien,「thatifwemetagainitwouldbehere。」
「yes,」saidwinston。
withoutanywarningexceptaslightmovementofo'brien'shand,awaveofpainfloodedhisbody。itwasafrighteningpain,becausehecouldnotseewhatwashappening,andhehadthefeelingthatsomemortalinjurywasbeingdonetohim。hedidnotknowwhetherthethingwasreallyhappening,orwhethertheeffectwaselectricallyproduced;buthisbodywasbeingwrenchedoutofshape,thejointswerebeingslowlytornapart。althoughthepainhadbroughtthesweatoutonhisforehead,theworstofallwasthefearthathisbackbonewasabouttosnap。hesethisteethandbreathedhardthroughhisnose,tryingtokeepsilentaslongaspossible。
「youareafraid,」saido』brien,watchinghisface,「thatinanothermomentsomethingisgoingtobreak。yourespecialfearisthatitwillbeyourbackbone。youhaveavividmentalpictureofthevertebraesnappingapartandthespinalfluiddrippingoutofthem。thatiswhatyouarethinking,isitnot,winston?」
winstondidnotanswer。o』briendrewbacktheleveronthedial。thewaveofpainrecededalmostasquicklyasithadcome。
「thatwasforty,」saido』brien。「youcanseethatthenumbersonthisdialrunuptoahundred。willyoupleaseremember,throughoutourconversation,thatihaveitinmypowertoinflictpainonyouatanymomentandtowhateverdegreeichoose?ifyoutellmeanylies,orattempttoprevaricateinanyway,orevenfallbelowyourusuallevelofintelligence,youwillcryoutwithpain,instantly。doyouunderstandthat?」