1984
Chapter 9
Evenafterenormousupheavalsandseeminglyirrevocablechanges,thesamepatternhasalwaysreasserteditself,justasagyroscopewillalwaysreturntoequilibrium,howeverfaritispushedonewayortheother.
Theaimsofthesegroupsareentirelyirreconcilable...
Winstonstoppedreading,chieflyinordertoappreciatethefactthathewasreading,incomfortandsafety. Hewasalone:notelescreen,noearatthekeyhole,nonervousimpulsetoglanceoverhisshoulderorcoverthepagewithhishand. Thesweetsummerairplayedagainsthischeek. Fromsomewherefarawaytherefloatedthefaintshoutsofchildren: intheroomitselftherewasnosoundexcepttheinsectvoiceoftheclock. Hesettleddeeperintothearm-chairandputhisfeetuponthefender. Itwasbliss,itwaseternity. Suddenly,asonesometimesdoeswithabookofwhichoneknowsthatonewillultimatelyreadandre-readeveryword,heopeneditatadifferentplaceandfoundhimselfatChapterIII. Hewentonreading:
ChapterIII
WarisPeace
Thesplittingupoftheworldintothreegreatsuper-stateswasaneventwhichcouldbeandindeedwasforeseenbeforethemiddleofthetwentiethcentury. WiththeabsorptionofEuropebyRussiaandoftheBritishEmpirebytheUnitedStates,twoofthethreeexistingpowers,EurasiaandOceania,werealreadyeffectivelyinbeing. Thethird,Eastasia,onlyemergedasadistinctunitafteranotherdecadeofconfusedfighting.
