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hestooddeadstill。***noonehadhithimyet。thoughtswhichcameoftheirownaccordbutseemedtotallyuninterestingbegantoflitthroughhismind。hewonderedwhethertheyhadgotmr。charrington。hewonderedwhattheyhaddonetothewomanintheyard。henoticedthathebadlywantedtourinate，andfeltafaintsurprise，becausehehaddonesoonlytwoorthreehoursago。henoticedthattheclockonthemantelpiecesaidnine，meaningtwenty-one。butthelightseemedtoostrong。wouldnotthelightbefadingattwenty-onehoursonanaugustevening？hewonderedwhetherafterallheandjuliahadmistakenthetime—hadslepttheclockroundandthoughtitwastwenty-thirtywhenreallyitwasnoughteight-thirtyonthefollowingmorning。buthedidnotpursuethethoughtfurther。itwasnotinteresting。

therewsanother，lighterstepinthepassage。mr。charringtoncameintotheroom。thedemeanouroftheblack-uniformedmensuddenlybecamemoresubdued。somethinghadalsochangedinmr。charrington’sappearance。hiseyefellonthefragmentsoftheglasspaperweight。

“pickupthosepieces，”hesaidsharply。

amanstoopedtoobey。thecockneyaccenthaddisappeared；winstonsuddenlyrealizedwhosevoiceitwasthathehadheardafewmomentsagoonthetelescreen。mr。charringtonwasstillwearinghisoldvelvetjacket，buthishair，whichhadbeenalmostwhite，hadturnedblack。alsohewasnotwearinghisspectacles。hegavewinstonasinglesharpglance，asthoughverifyinghisidentity，andthenpaidnomoreattentiontohim。hewasstillrecognizable，buthewasnotthesamepersonanylonger。hisbodyhadstraightened，andseemedtohavegrownbigger。hisfacehadundergoneonlytinychangesthathadneverthelessworkedacompletetransformation。theblackeyebrowswerelessbushy，thewrinklesweregone，thewholelinesofthefaceseemedtohavealtered；eventhenoseseemedshorter。itwasthealert，coldfaceofamanofaboutfive-and-thirty。itoccurredtowinstonthatforthefirsttimeinhislifehewaslooking，withknowledge，atamemberofthethoughtpolice。