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somethingcrashedontothebedbehindwinston’sback。theheadofaladderhadbeenthrustthroughthewindowandhadburstintheframe。someonewasclimbingthroughthewindow。therewasastampedeofbootsupthestairs。theroomwasfullofsolidmeninblackuniforms,withiron-shodbootsontheirfeetandtruncheonsintheirhands。
winstonwasnottremblinganylonger。evenhiseyeshebarelymoved。onethingalonemattered;tokeepstill,tokeepstillandnotgivethemanexcusetohityou!amanwithasmoothprize-fighter’sjowlinwhichthemouthwasonlyaslitpausedoppositehimbalancinghistruncheonmeditativelybetweenthumbandforefinger。winstonmethiseyes。thefeelingofnakedness,withone’shandsbehindone’sheadandone’sfaceandbodyallexposed,wasalmostunbearable。themanprotrudedthetipofawhitetongue,lickedtheplacewherehislipsshouldhavebeen,andthenpassedon。therewasanothercrash。someonehadpickeduptheglasspaperweightfromthetableandsmashedittopiecesonthehearth-stone。
thefragmentofcoral,atinycrinkleofpinklikeasugarrosebudfromacake,rolledacrossthemat。howsmall,thoughtwinston,howsmallitalwayswas!therewasagaspandathumpbehindhim,andhereceivedaviolentkickontheanklewhichnearlyflunghimoffhisbalance。oneofthemenhadsmashedhisfistintojulia’ssolarplexus,doublingheruplikeapocketruler。shewasthrashingaboutonthefloor,fightingforbreath。winstondarednotturnhisheadevenbyamillimetre,butsometimesherlivid,gaspingfacecamewithintheangleofhisvision。eveninhisterroritwasasthoughhecouldfeelthepaininhisownbody,thedeadlypainwhichneverthelesswaslessurgentthanthestruggletogetbackherbreath。heknewwhatitwaslike;theterrible,agonizingpainwhichwasthereallthewhilebutcouldnotbesufferedyet,becausebeforeallelseitwasnecessarytobeabletobreathe。thentwoofthemenhoistedherupbykneesandshoulders,andcarriedheroutoftheroomlikeasack。winstonhadaglimpseofherface,upsidedown,yellowandcontorted,withtheeyesshut,andstillwithasmearofrougeoneithercheek;andthatwasthelasthesawofher。