224.英文正文（224）

“getupfromthatbed，”hesaid。***

thebondshadloosenedthemselves。winstonloweredhimselftothefloorandstoodupunsteadily。

“youarethelastman，”saido’brien。“youaretheguardianofthehumanspirit。youshallseeyourselfasyouare。takeoffyourclothes。”

winstonundidthebitofstringthatheldhisoverallstogether。thezipfastenerhadlongsincebeenwrenchedoutofthem。hecouldnotrememberwhetheratanytimesincehisarresthehadtakenoffallhisclothesatonetime。beneaththeoverallshisbodywasloopedwithfilthyyellowishrags，justrecognizableastheremnantsofunderclothes。asheslidthemtothegroundhesawthattherewasathree-sidedmirroratthefarendoftheroom。heapproachedit，thenstoppedshort。aninvoluntarycryhadbrokenoutofhim。

“goon，”saido’brien。“standbetweenthewingsofthemirror。youshallseethesideviewaswell。”

hehadstoppedbecausehewasfrightened。abowed，grey-coloured，skeleton-likethingwascomingtowardshim。itsactualappearancewasfrightening，andnotmerelythefactthatheknewittobehimself。hemovedclosertotheglass。thecreature'sfaceseemedtobeprotruded，becauseofitsbentcarriage。aforlorn，jailbird'sfacewithanobbyforeheadrunningbackintoabaldscalp，acrookednose，andbattered-lookingcheekbonesabovewhichhiseyeswerefierceandwatchful。thecheekswereseamed，themouthhadadrawn-inlook。certainlyitwashisownface，butitseemedtohimthatithadchangedmorethanhehadchangedinside。theemotionsitregisteredwouldbedifferentfromtheoneshefelt。hehadgonepartiallybald。forthefirstmomenthehadthoughtthathehadgonegreyaswell，butitwasonlythescalpthatwasgrey。exceptforhishandsandacircleofhisface，hisbodywasgreyalloverwithancient，ingraineddirt。hereandthereunderthedirtthereweretheredscarsofwounds，andneartheanklethevaricoseulcerwasaninflamedmasswithflakesofskinpeelingoffit。butthetrulyfrighteningthingwastheemaciationofhisbody。thebarreloftheribswasasnarrowasthatofaskeleton：thelegshadshrunksothatthekneeswerethickerthanthethighs。hesawnowwhato’brienhadmeantaboutseeingthesideview。thecurvatureofthespinewasastonishing。thethinshoulderswerehunchedforwardsoastomakeacavityofthechest，thescraggyneckseemedtobebendingdoubleundertheweightoftheskull。ataguesshewouldhavesaidthatitwasthebodyofamanofsixty，sufferingfromsomemalignantdisease。