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。