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thedooropened。***withasmallgesturetheofficerindicatedtheskull-facedman。
“room101,”hesaid。
therewasagaspandaflurryatwinston’sside。themanhadactuallyflunghimselfonhiskneesonthefloor,withhishandclaspedtogether。
“comrade!officer!”hecried。“youdon’thavetotakemetothatplace!haven’titoldyoueverythingalready?whatelseisityouwanttoknow?there’snothingiwouldn’tconfess,nothing!justtellmewhatitisandi’llconfessstraightoff。writeitdownandi’llsignit—anything!notroom101!”
“room101,”saidtheofficer。
theman’sface,alreadyverypale,turnedacolourwinstonwouldnothavebelievedpossible。itwasdefinitely,unmistakably,ashadeofgreen。
“doanythingtome!”heyelled。“you’vebeenstarvingmeforweeks。fini**offandletmedie。shootme。hangme。sentencemetotwenty-fiveyears。istheresomebodyelseyouwantmetogiveaway?justsaywhoitisandi’lltellyouanythingyouwant。idon’tcarewhoitisorwhatyoudotothem。i'vegotawifeandthreechildren。thebiggestofthemisn’tsixyearsold。youcantakethewholelotofthemandcuttheirthroatsinfrontofmyeyes,andi’llstandbyandwatchit。butnotroom101!”
“room101,”saidtheofficer。
themanlookedfranticallyroundattheotherprisoners,asthoughwithsomeideathathecouldputanothervictiminhisownplace。hiseyessettledonthesmashedfaceofthechinlessman。heflungoutaleanarm。
“that’stheoneyououghttobetaking,notme!”heshouted。“youdidn’thearwhathewassayingaftertheybashedhisface。givemeachanceandi’lltellyoueverywordofit。he’stheonethat’sagainsttheparty,notme。”theguardssteppedforward。theman’svoicerosetoashriek。“youdidn’thearhim!”herepeated。“somethingwentwrongwiththetelescreen。he’stheoneyouwant。takehim,notme!”