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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。