205.英文正文（205）

「four！five！four！anythingyoulike。onlystopit，stopthepain！」

abruptlyhewassittingupwitho』brien』sarmroundhisshoulders。hehadperhapslostconsciousnessforafewseconds。thebondsthathadheldhisbodydownwereloosened。hefeltverycold，hewasshakinguncontrollably，histeethwerechattering，thetearswererollingdownhischeeks。foramomentheclungtoo』brienlikeababy，curiouslycomfortedbytheheavyarmroundhisshoulders。hehadthefeelingthato』brienwashisprotector，thatthepainwassomethingthatcamefromoutside，fromsomeothersource，andthatitwaso』brienwhowouldsavehimfromit。

「youareaslowlearner，winston，」saido』briengently。

「howcanihelpit？」heblubbered。「howcanihelpseeingwhatisinfrontofmyeyes？twoandtwoarefour。」

「sometimes，winston。sometimestheyarefive。sometimestheyarethree。sometimestheyareallofthematonce。youmusttryharder。itisnoteasytobecomesane。」

helaidwinstondownonthebed。thegripofhislimbstightenedagain，butthepainhadebbedawayandthetremblinghadstopped，leavinghimmerelyweakandcold。o』brienmotionedwithhisheadtothemaninthewhitecoat，whohadstoodimmobilethroughouttheproceedings。themaninthewhitecoatbentdownandlookedcloselyintowinston』seyes，felthispulse，laidanearagainsthischest，tappedhereandthere，thenhenoddedtoo』brien。

「again，」saido』brien。

thepainflowedintowinston』sbody。theneedlemustbeatseventy，seventy-five。hehadshuthiseyesthistime。heknewthatthefingerswerestillthere，andstillfour。allthatmatteredwassomehowtostayaliveuntilthespasmwasover。hehadceasedtonoticewhetherhewascryingoutornot。thepainlessenedagain。heopenedhiseyes。o』brienhaddrawnbackthelever。