189.英文正文（189）

hesankhisvoice，likesomeonewhoisobligedformedicalreasonstoutteranobscenity。

“‘downwithbigbrother！’yes，isaidthat！saiditoverandoveragain，itseems。betweenyouandme，oldman，i’mgladtheygotmebeforeitwentanyfurther。doyouknowwhati’mgoingtosaytothemwhenigoupbeforethetribunal？‘thankyou，’i’mgoingtosay，‘thankyouforsavingmebeforeitwastoolate。’”

“whodenouncedyou？”saidwinston。

“itwasmylittledaughter，”saidparsonswithasortofdolefulpride。'shelistenedatthekeyhole。heardwhatiwassaying，andnippedofftothepatrolstheverynextday。prettysmartforanipperofseven，eh？idon’tbearheranygrudgeforit。infacti’mproudofher。itshowsibroughtherupintherightspirit，anyway。”

hemadeafewmorejerkymovementsupanddown，severaltimes，castingalongingglanceatthelavatorypan。thenhesuddenlyrippeddownhisshorts。

“excuseme，oldman，”hesaid。“ican’thelpit。it’sthewaiting。”

heplumpedhislargeposteriorintothelavatorypan。winstoncoveredhisfacewithhishands。

“smith！”yelledthevoicefromthetelescreen。“6079smithw。！uncoveryourface。nofacescoveredinthecells。”

winstonuncoveredhisface。parsonsusedthelavatory，loudlyandabundantly。itthenturnedoutthattheplugwasdefectiveandthecellstankabominablyforhoursafterwards。

parsonswasremoved。moreprisonerscameandwent，mysteriously。one，awoman，wasconsignedto“room101”，and，winstonnoticed，seemedtoshrivelandturnadifferentcolourwhensheheardthewords。atimecamewhen，ifithadbeenmorningwhenhewasbroughthere，itwouldbeafternoon；orifithadbeenafternoon，thenitwouldbemidnight。thereweresixprisonersinthecell，menandwomen。allsatverystill。oppositewinstontheresatamanwithachinless，toothyfaceexactlylikethatofsomelarge，harmlessrodent。hisfat，mottledcheeksweresopouchedatthebottomthatitwasdifficultnottobelievethathehadlittlestoresoffoodtuckedawaythere。hispale-greyeyesflittedtimorouslyfromfacetofaceandturnedquicklyawayagainwhenhecaughtanyone’seye。