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therewasaconstantcome-and-goofprisonersofeverydescription:drug-peddlers,thieves,bandits,black-marketeers,drunks,prostitutes。***someofthedrunksweresoviolentthattheotherprisonershadtocombinetosuppressthem。anenormouswreckofawoman,agedaboutsixty,withgreattumblingbreastsandthickcoilsofwhitehairwhichhadcomedowninherstruggles,wascarriedin,kickingandshouting,byfourguards,whohadholdofheroneateachcorner。theywrenchedoffthebootswithwhichshehadbeentryingtokickthem,anddumpedherdownacrosswinston’slap,almostbreakinghisthigh-bones。thewomanhoistedherselfuprightandfollowedthemoutwithayellof“f—bastards!”then,noticingthatshewassittingonsomethinguneven,sheslidoffwinston’skneesontothebench。
“begpardon,dearie,”shesaid。“iwouldn’t’asatonyou,onlythebuggersputmethere。theydono’owtotreatalady,dothey?”shepaused,pattedherbreast,andbelched。“pardon,”shesaid,“iain’tmeself,quite。”
sheleantforwardandvomitedcopiouslyonthefloor。“thassbetter,”shesaid,leaningbackwithclosedeyes。
“neverkeepitdown,thasswhatisay。getitupwhileit’sfreshonyourstomach,like。”
sherevived,turnedtohaveanotherlookatwinstonandseemedimmediatelytotakeafancytohim。sheputavastarmroundhisshoulderanddrewhimtowardsher,breathingbeerandvomitintohisface。
“wassyourname,dearie?”shesaid。
“smith,”saidwinston。