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itwasstarting,itwasstartingatlast!theycoulddonothingexceptstandgazingintooneanother’seyes。***torunforlife,togetoutofthehousebeforeitwastoolate—nosuchthoughtoccurredtothem。unthinkabletodisobeytheironvoicefromthewall。therewasasnapasthoughacatchhadbeenturnedback,andacrashofbreakingglass。thepicturehadfallentotheflooruncoveringthetelescreenbehindit。
“nowtheycanseeus,”saidjulia。
“nowwecanseeyou,”saidthevoice。“standoutinthemiddleoftheroom。standbacktoback。claspyourhandsbehindyourheads。donottouchoneanother。”
theywerenottouching,butitseemedtohimthathecouldfeeljulia’sbodyshaking。orperhapsitwasmerelytheshakingofhisown。hecouldjuststophisteethfromchattering,buthiskneeswerebeyondhiscontrol。therewasasoundoftramplingbootsbelow,insidethehouseandoutside。theyardseemedtobefullofmen。somethingwasbeingdraggedacrossthestones。thewoman’ssinginghadstoppedabruptly。therewasalong,rollingclang,asthoughthewashtubhadbeenflungacrosstheyard,andthenaconfusionofangryshoutswhichendedinayellofpain。
“thehouseissurrounded,”saidwinston。
“thehouseissurrounded,”saidthevoice。
heheardjuliasnapherteethtogether。“isupposewemayaswellsaygood-bye,”shesaid。
“youmayaswellsaygood-bye,”saidthevoice。andthenanotherquitedifferentvoice,athin,cultivatedvoicewhichwinstonhadtheimpressionofhavingheardbefore,struckin;“andbytheway,whileweareonthesubject,‘herecomesacandletolightyoutobed,herecomesachoppertochopoffyourhead’!”