185.英文正文（185）

sometimeshetriedtocalculatethenumberofporcelainbricksinthewallsofthecell。itshouldhavebeeneasy，buthealwayslostcountatsomepointoranother。moreoftenhewonderedwherehewas，andwhattimeofdayitwas。atonemomenthefeltcertainthatitwasbroaddaylightoutside，andatthenextequallycertainthatitwaspitchdarkness。inthisplace，heknewinstinctively，thelightswouldneverbeturnedout。itwastheplacewithnodarkness：hesawnowwhyo'brienhadseemedtorecognizetheallusion。intheministryoflovetherewerenowindows。hiscellmightbeattheheartofthebuildingoragainstitsouterwall；itmightbetenfloorsbelowground，orthirtyaboveit。hemovedhimselfmentallyfromplacetoplace，andtriedtodeterminebythefeelingofhisbodywhetherhewasperchedhighintheairorburieddeepunderground。

therewasasoundofmarchingbootsoutside。thesteeldooropenedwithaclang。ayoungofficer，atrimblack-uniformedfigurewhoseemedtoglitteralloverwithpolishedleather，andwhosepale，straight-featuredfacewaslikeawaxmask，steppedsmartlythroughthedoorway。hemotionedtotheguardsoutsidetobringintheprisonertheywereleading。thepoetampleforthshambledintothecell。thedoorclangedshutagain。

ampleforthmadeoneortwouncertainmovementsfromsidetoside，asthoughhavingsomeideathattherewasanotherdoortogooutof，andthenbegantowanderupanddownthecell。hehadnotyetnoticedwinston’spresence。histroubledeyesweregazingatthewallaboutametreabovethelevelofwinston’shead。hewasshoeless；large，dirtytoeswerestickingoutoftheholesinhissocks。hewasalsoseveraldaysawayfromashave。ascrubbybeardcoveredhisfacetothecheekbones，givinghimanairofruffianismthatwentoddlywithhislargeweakframeandnervousmovements。