191.英文正文（191）

thechinlessmandroppedthepieceofbreadonthefloor。

“remainstandingwhereyouare，”saidthevoice。“facethedoor。makenomovement。”

thechinlessmanobeyed。hislargepouchycheekswerequiveringuncontrollably。thedoorclangedopen。astheyoungofficerenteredandsteppedaside，thereemergedfrombehindhimashortstumpyguardwithenormousarmsandshoulders。hetookhisstandoppositethechinlessman，andthen，atasignalfromtheofficer，letfreeafrightfulblow，withalltheweightofhisbodybehindit，fullinthechinlessman’smouth。theforceofitseemedalmosttoknockhimclearofthefloor。hisbodywasflungacrossthecellandfetchedupagainstthebaseofthelavatoryseat。foramomenthelayasthoughstunned，withdarkbloodoozingfromhismouthandnose。averyfaintwhimperingorsqueaking，whichseemedunconscious，cameoutofhim。thenherolledoverandraisedhimselfunsteadilyonhandsandknees。amidastreamofbloodandsaliva，thetwohalvesofadentalplatefelloutofhismouth。

theprisonerssatverystill，theirhandscrossedontheirknees。thechinlessmanclimbedbackintohisplace。downonesideofhisfacethefleshwasdarkening。hismouthhadswollenintoashapelesscherry-colouredmasswithablackholeinthemiddleofit。

fromtimetotimealittleblooddrippedontothebreastofhisoveralls。hisgreyeyesstillflittedfromfacetoface，moreguiltilythanever，asthoughheweretryingtodiscoverhowmuchtheothersdespisedhimforhishumiliation。