192.英文正文（192）

thedooropened。***withasmallgesturetheofficerindicatedtheskull-facedman。

“room101，”hesaid。

therewasagaspandaflurryatwinston’sside。themanhadactuallyflunghimselfonhiskneesonthefloor，withhishandclaspedtogether。

“comrade！officer！”hecried。“youdon’thavetotakemetothatplace！haven’titoldyoueverythingalready？whatelseisityouwanttoknow？there’snothingiwouldn’tconfess，nothing！justtellmewhatitisandi’llconfessstraightoff。writeitdownandi’llsignit—anything！notroom101！”

“room101，”saidtheofficer。

theman’sface，alreadyverypale，turnedacolourwinstonwouldnothavebelievedpossible。itwasdefinitely，unmistakably，ashadeofgreen。

“doanythingtome！”heyelled。“you’vebeenstarvingmeforweeks。fini**offandletmedie。shootme。hangme。sentencemetotwenty-fiveyears。istheresomebodyelseyouwantmetogiveaway？justsaywhoitisandi’lltellyouanythingyouwant。idon’tcarewhoitisorwhatyoudotothem。i'vegotawifeandthreechildren。thebiggestofthemisn’tsixyearsold。youcantakethewholelotofthemandcuttheirthroatsinfrontofmyeyes，andi’llstandbyandwatchit。butnotroom101！”

“room101，”saidtheofficer。

themanlookedfranticallyroundattheotherprisoners，asthoughwithsomeideathathecouldputanothervictiminhisownplace。hiseyessettledonthesmashedfaceofthechinlessman。heflungoutaleanarm。

“that’stheoneyououghttobetaking，notme！”heshouted。“youdidn’thearwhathewassayingaftertheybashedhisface。givemeachanceandi’lltellyoueverywordofit。he’stheonethat’sagainsttheparty，notme。”theguardssteppedforward。theman’svoicerosetoashriek。“youdidn’thearhim！”herepeated。“somethingwentwrongwiththetelescreen。he’stheoneyouwant。takehim，notme！”