199.英文正文（199）

“itoldyou，”saido’brien，“thatifwemetagainitwouldbehere。”

“yes，”saidwinston。

withoutanywarningexceptaslightmovementofo'brien'shand，awaveofpainfloodedhisbody。itwasafrighteningpain，becausehecouldnotseewhatwashappening，andhehadthefeelingthatsomemortalinjurywasbeingdonetohim。hedidnotknowwhetherthethingwasreallyhappening，orwhethertheeffectwaselectricallyproduced；buthisbodywasbeingwrenchedoutofshape，thejointswerebeingslowlytornapart。althoughthepainhadbroughtthesweatoutonhisforehead，theworstofallwasthefearthathisbackbonewasabouttosnap。hesethisteethandbreathedhardthroughhisnose，tryingtokeepsilentaslongaspossible。

“youareafraid，”saido’brien，watchinghisface，“thatinanothermomentsomethingisgoingtobreak。yourespecialfearisthatitwillbeyourbackbone。youhaveavividmentalpictureofthevertebraesnappingapartandthespinalfluiddrippingoutofthem。thatiswhatyouarethinking，isitnot，winston？”

winstondidnotanswer。o’briendrewbacktheleveronthedial。thewaveofpainrecededalmostasquicklyasithadcome。

“thatwasforty，”saido’brien。“youcanseethatthenumbersonthisdialrunuptoahundred。willyoupleaseremember，throughoutourconversation，thatihaveitinmypowertoinflictpainonyouatanymomentandtowhateverdegreeichoose？ifyoutellmeanylies，orattempttoprevaricateinanyway，orevenfallbelowyourusuallevelofintelligence，youwillcryoutwithpain，instantly。doyouunderstandthat？”