1984

Chapter 5

           Youcouldonlygetholdofthem,ifatall,byscroungingmoreorlessfurtivelyonthe‘free’market. 

           ‘I’vebeenusingthesamebladeforsixweeks,’headdeduntruthfully. 

           Thequeuegaveanotherjerkforward. AstheyhaltedheturnedandfacedSymeagain. Eachofthemtookagreasymetaltrayfromapileattheendofthecounter. 

           ‘Didyougoandseetheprisonershangedyesterday? saidSyme. 

           ‘Iwasworking,’saidWinstonindifferently. ‘Ishallseeitontheflicks,Isuppose.’ 

           ‘Averyinadequatesubstitute,’saidSyme. 

           HismockingeyesrovedoverWinston’sface. ‘Iknowyou,’theeyesseemedtosay,‘Iseethroughyou. Iknowverywellwhyyoudidn’tgotoseethoseprisonershanged. Inanintellectualway,Symewasvenomouslyorthodox. Hewouldtalkwithadisagreeablegloatingsatisfactionofhelicopterraidsonenemyvillages,andtrialsandconfessionsofthought-criminals,theexecutionsinthecellarsoftheMinistryofLove. Talkingtohimwaslargelyamatterofgettinghimawayfromsuchsubjectsandentanglinghim,ifpossible,inthetechnicalitiesofNewspeak,onwhichhewasauthoritativeandinteresting. Winstonturnedhisheadalittleasidetoavoidthescrutinyofthelargedarkeyes. 

           ‘Itwasagoodhanging,’saidSymereminiscently. ‘Ithinkitspoilsitwhentheytietheirfeettogether. Iliketoseethemkicking. Andaboveall,attheend,thetonguestickingrightout,andblueaquitebrightblue. 

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