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“yes,”saidwinston。
o’brien’smannerbecamelesssevere。heresettledhisspectaclesthoughtfully,andtookapaceortwoupanddown。whenhespokehisvoicewasgentleandpatient。hehadtheairofadoctor,ateacher,evenapriest,anxioustoexplainandpersuaderatherthantopunish。
“iamtakingtroublewithyou,winston,”hesaid,“becauseyouareworthtrouble。youknowperfectlywellwhatisthematterwithyou。youhaveknownitforyears,thoughyouhavefoughtagainsttheknowledge。youarementallyderanged。yousufferfromadefectivememory。youareunabletorememberrealeventsandyoupersuadeyourselfthatyourememberothereventswhichneverhappened。fortunatelyitiscurable。youhavenevercuredyourselfofit,becauseyoudidnotchooseto。therewasasmalleffortofthewillthatyouwerenotreadytomake。evennow,iamwellaware,youareclingingtoyourdiseaseundertheimpressionthatitisavirtue。nowwewilltakeanexample。atthismoment,whichpowerisoceaniaatwarwith?”
“wheniwasarrested,oceaniawasatwarwitheastasia。”
“witheastasia。good。andoceaniahasalwaysbeenatwarwitheastasia,hasitnot?”
winstondrewinhisbreath。heopenedhismouthtospeakandthendidnotspeak。hecouldnottakehiseyesawayfromthedial。
“thetruth,please,winston。yourtruth。tellmewhatyouthinkyouremember。”
“irememberthatuntilonlyaweekbeforeiwasarrested,wewerenotatwarwitheastasiaatall。wewereinalliancewiththem。thewarwasagainsteurasia。thathadlastedforfouryears。beforethat—”