248.英文正文（248）

hepushedthepictureoutofhismind。***itwasafalsememory。hewastroubledbyfalsememoriesoccasionally。theydidnotmattersolongasoneknewthemforwhattheywere。somethingshadhappened，othershadnothappened。heturnedbacktothechessboardandpickedupthewhiteknightagain。almostinthesameinstantitdroppedontotheboardwithaclatter。hehadstartedasthoughapinhadrunintohim。

ashrilltrumpet-callhadpiercedtheair。itwasthebulletin！victory！italwaysmeantvictorywhenatrumpet-callprecededthenews。asortofelectricdrillranthroughthecafé。eventhewaitershadstartedandprickeduptheirears。

thetrumpet-callhadletlooseanenormousvolumeofnoise。alreadyanexcitedvoicewasgabblingfromthetelescreen，butevenasitstarteditwasalmostdrownedbyaroarofcheeringfromoutside。thenewshadrunroundthestreetslikemagic。hecouldhearjustenoughofwhatwasissuingfromthetelescreentorealizethatithadallhappened，ashehadforeseen；avastseabornearmadahadsecretlyassembledasuddenblowintheenemy’srear，thewhitearrowtearingacrossthetailoftheblack。fragmentsoftriumphantphrasespushedthemselvesthroughthedin：“vaststrategicmanoeuvre—perfectco-ordination—utterrout—halfamillionprisoners—completedemoralization—controlofthewholeofafrica—bringthewarwithinmeasurabledistanceofitsendvictory—greatestvictoryinhumanhistory—victory，victory，victory！”