1984

           Oftenitwasenoughmerelytosubstituteonenameforanother,butanydetailedreportofeventsdemandedcareandimagination. Eventhegeographicalknowledgethatoneneededintransferringthewarfromonepartoftheworldtoanotherwasconsiderable. 

           Bythethirddayhiseyesachedunbearablyandhisspectaclesneededwipingeveryfewminutes. Itwaslikestrugglingwithsomecrushingphysicaltask,somethingwhichonehadtherighttorefuseandwhichonewasneverthelessneuroticallyanxioustoaccomplish. Insofarashehadtimetorememberit,hewasnottroubledbythefactthateverywordhemurmuredintothespeakwrite,everystrokeofhisink-pencil,wasadeliberatelie. HewasasanxiousasanyoneelseintheDepartmentthattheforgeryshouldbeperfect. Onthemorningofthesixthdaythedribbleofcylinderssloweddown. Forasmuchashalfanhournothingcameoutofthetube;thenonemorecylinder,thennothing. Everywhereataboutthesametimetheworkwaseasingoff. AdeepandasitweresecretsighwentthroughtheDepartment. Amightydeed,whichcouldneverbementioned,hadbeenachieved. ItwasnowimpossibleforanyhumanbeingtoprovebydocumentaryevidencethatthewarwithEurasiahadeverhappened. AttwelvehundreditwasunexpectedlyannouncedthatallworkersintheMinistrywerefreetilltomorrowmorning. Winston,stillcarryingthebrief-casecontainingthebook,whichhadremainedbetweenhisfeetwhileheworkedandunderhisbodywhileheslept,wenthome,shavedhimself,andalmostfellasleepinhisbath,althoughthewaterwasbarelymorethantepid. 

           WithasortofvoluptuouscreakinginhisjointsheclimbedthestairaboveMrCharrington’sshop. Hewastired,butnotsleepyanylonger. Heopenedthewindow,litthedirtylittleoilstoveandputonapanofwaterforcoffee.