223.英文正文（223）

“idon’tcare。***intheendtheywillbeatyou。soonerorlatertheywillseeyouforwhatyouare，andthentheywilltearyoutopieces。”

“doyouseeanyevidencethatthatishappening？oranyreasonwhyitshould？”

“no。ibelieveit。iknowthatyouwillfail。thereissomethingintheuniverse—idon’tknow，somespirit，someprinciple—thatyouwillneverovercome。”

“doyoubelieveingod，winston？”

“no。”

“thenwhatisit，thisprinciplethatwilldefeatus？”

“idon’tknow。thespiritofman。”

“anddoyouconsideryourselfaman？。”

“yes。”

“ifyouareaman，winston，youarethelastman。yourkindisextinct；wearetheinheritors。doyouunderstandthatyouarealone？youareoutsidehistory，youarenon-existent。”hismannerchangedandhesaidmoreharshly：“andyouconsideryourselfmorallysuperiortous，withourliesandourcruelty？”

“yes，iconsidermyselfsuperior。”

o’briendidnotspeak。twoothervoiceswerespeaking。afteramomentwinstonrecognizedoneofthemashisown。itwasasound-trackoftheconversationhehadhadwitho’brien，onthenightwhenhehadenrolledhimselfinthebrotherhood。heheardhimselfpromisingtolie，tosteal，toforge，tomurder，toencouragedrug-takingandprostitution，todisseminatevenerealdiseases，tothrowvitriolinachild’sface。o’brienmadeasmallimpatientgesture，asthoughtosaythatthedemonstrationwashardlyworthmaking。thenheturnedaswitchandthevoicesstopped。