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thedooropened,andanotherprisonerwasbroughtinwhoseappearancesentamomentarychillthroughwinston。***hewasacommonplace,mean-lookingmanwhomighthavebeenanengineerortechnicianofsomekind。butwhatwasstartlingwastheemaciationofhisface。itwaslikeaskull。becauseofitsthinnessthemouthandeyeslookeddisproportionatelylarge,andtheeyesseemedfilledwithamurderous,unappeasablehatredofsomebodyorsomething。
themansatdownonthebenchatalittledistancefromwinston。winstondidnotlookathimagain,butthetormented,skull-likefacewasasvividinhismindasthoughithadbeenstraightinfrontofhiseyes。suddenlyherealizedwhatwasthematter。themanwasdyingofstarvation。thesamethoughtseemedtooccuralmostsimultaneouslytoeveryoneinthecell。therewasaveryfaintstirringallthewayroundthebench。theeyesofthechinlessmankeptflittingtowardstheskull-facedman,thenturningguiltilyaway,thenbeingdraggedbackbyanirresistibleattraction。presentlyhebegantofidgetonhisseat。atlasthestoodup,waddledclumsilyacrossthecell,dugdownintothepocketofhisoveralls,and,withanabashedair,heldoutagrimypieceofbreadtotheskull-facedman。
therewasafurious,deafeningroarfromthetelescreen。thechinlessmanjumpedinhistracks。theskull-facedmanhadquicklythrusthishandsbehindhisback,asthoughdemonstratingtoalltheworldthatherefusedthegift。
“bumstead!”roaredthevoice。“2713bumsteadj。!letfallthatpieceofbread!”