197.英文正文（197）

therewerealsomemoriesofanotherkind。***theystoodoutinhisminddisconnectedly，likepictureswithblacknessallroundthem。

hewasinacellwhichmighthavebeeneitherdarkorlight，becausehecouldseenothingexceptapairofeyes。nearathandsomekindofinstrumentwastickingslowlyandregularly。theeyesgrewlargerandmoreluminous。suddenlyhefloatedoutofhisseat，divedintotheeyes，andwasswallowedup。

hewasstrappedintoachairsurroundedbydials，underdazzlinglights。amaninawhitecoatwasreadingthedials。therewasatrampofheavybootsoutside。thedoorclangedopen。thewaxed-facedofficermarchedin，followedbytwoguards。

“room101，”saidtheofficer。

themaninthewhitecoatdidnotturnround。hedidnotlookatwinstoneither；hewaslookingonlyatthedials。hewasrollingdownamightycorridor，akilometrewide，fullofglorious，goldenlight，roaringwithlaughterandshoutingoutconfessionsatthetopofhisvoice。hewasconfessingeverything，eventhethingshehadsucceededinholdingbackunderthetorture。hewasrelatingtheentirehistoryofhislifetoanaudiencewhoknewitalready。withhimweretheguards，theotherquestioners，themeninwhitecoats，o’brien，julia，mrcharrington，allrollingdownthecorridortogetherandshoutingwithlaughter。somedreadfulthingwhichhadlainembeddedinthefuturehadsomehowbeenskippedoverandhadnothappened。everythingwasallright，therewasnomorepain，thelastdetailofhislifewaslaidbare，understood，forgiven。