224.英文正文（224）

「getupfromthatbed，」hesaid。***

thebondshadloosenedthemselves。winstonloweredhimselftothefloorandstoodupunsteadily。

「youarethelastman，」saido』brien。「youaretheguardianofthehumanspirit。youshallseeyourselfasyouare。takeoffyourclothes。」

winstonundidthebitofstringthatheldhisoverallstogether。thezipfastenerhadlongsincebeenwrenchedoutofthem。hecouldnotrememberwhetheratanytimesincehisarresthehadtakenoffallhisclothesatonetime。beneaththeoverallshisbodywasloopedwithfilthyyellowishrags，justrecognizableastheremnantsofunderclothes。asheslidthemtothegroundhesawthattherewasathree-sidedmirroratthefarendoftheroom。heapproachedit，thenstoppedshort。aninvoluntarycryhadbrokenoutofhim。

「goon，」saido』brien。「standbetweenthewingsofthemirror。youshallseethesideviewaswell。」

hehadstoppedbecausehewasfrightened。abowed，grey-coloured，skeleton-likethingwascomingtowardshim。itsactualappearancewasfrightening，andnotmerelythefactthatheknewittobehimself。hemovedclosertotheglass。thecreature'sfaceseemedtobeprotruded，becauseofitsbentcarriage。aforlorn，jailbird'sfacewithanobbyforeheadrunningbackintoabaldscalp，acrookednose，andbattered-lookingcheekbonesabovewhichhiseyeswerefierceandwatchful。thecheekswereseamed，themouthhadadrawn-inlook。certainlyitwashisownface，butitseemedtohimthatithadchangedmorethanhehadchangedinside。theemotionsitregisteredwouldbedifferentfromtheoneshefelt。hehadgonepartiallybald。forthefirstmomenthehadthoughtthathehadgonegreyaswell，butitwasonlythescalpthatwasgrey。exceptforhishandsandacircleofhisface，hisbodywasgreyalloverwithancient，ingraineddirt。hereandthereunderthedirtthereweretheredscarsofwounds，andneartheanklethevaricoseulcerwasaninflamedmasswithflakesofskinpeelingoffit。butthetrulyfrighteningthingwastheemaciationofhisbody。thebarreloftheribswasasnarrowasthatofaskeleton：thelegshadshrunksothatthekneeswerethickerthanthethighs。hesawnowwhato』brienhadmeantaboutseeingthesideview。thecurvatureofthespinewasastonishing。thethinshoulderswerehunchedforwardsoastomakeacavityofthechest，thescraggyneckseemedtobebendingdoubleundertheweightoftheskull。ataguesshewouldhavesaidthatitwasthebodyofamanofsixty，sufferingfromsomemalignantdisease。