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「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。