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winstonwaslisteningtothetelescreen。***atpresentonlymusicwascomingoutofit，buttherewasapossibilitythatatanymomenttheremightbeaspecialbulletinfromtheministryofpeace。thenewsfromtheafricanfrontwasdisquietingintheextreme。onandoffhehadbeenworryingaboutitallday。aeurasianarmy（oceaniawasatwarwitheurasia：oceaniahadalwaysbeenatwarwitheurasia）wasmovingsouthwardatterrifyingspeed。themid-daybulletinhadnotmentionedanydefinitearea，butitwasprobablethatalreadythemouthofthecongowasabattlefield。brazzavilleandleopoldvillewereindanger。onedidnothavetolookatthemaptoseewhatitmeant。itwasnotmerelyaquestionoflosingcentralafrica：forthefirsttimeinthewholewar，theterritoryofoceaniaitselfwasmenaced。

aviolentemotion，notfearexactlybutasortofundifferentiatedexcitement，flaredupinhim，thenfadedagain。hestoppedthinkingaboutthewar。inthesedayshecouldneverfixhismindonanyonesubjectformorethanafewmomentsatatime。hepickeduphisglassanddraineditatagulp。asalways，theginmadehimshudderandevenretchslightly。thestuffwashorrible。theclovesandsaccharine，themselvesdisgustingenoughintheirsicklyway，couldnotdisguisetheflatoilysmell；andwhatwasworstofallwasthatthesmellofgin，whichdweltwithhimnightandday，wasinextricablymixedupinhismindwiththesmellofthose—

henevernamedthem，eveninhisthoughts，andsofarasitwaspossiblehenevervisualizedthem。theyweresomethingthathewashalf-awareof，hoveringclosetohisface，asmellthatclungtohisnostrils。astheginroseinhimhebelchedthroughpurplelips。hehadgrownfattersincetheyreleasedhim，andhadregainedhisoldcolour—indeed，morethanregainedit。hisfeatureshadthickened，theskinonnoseandcheekboneswascoarselyred，eventhebaldscalpwastoodeepapink。awaiter，againunbidden，broughtthechessboardandthecurrentissueof，withthepageturneddownatthechessproblem。then，seeingthatwinston』sglasswasempty，hebroughttheginbottleandfilledit。therewasnoneedtogiveorders。theyknewhishabits。thechessboardwasalwayswaitingforhim，hiscornertablewasalwaysreserved；evenwhentheplacewasfullhehadittohimself，sincenobodycaredtobeseensittingtooclosetohim。heneverevenbotheredtocounthisdrinks。atirregularintervalstheypresentedhimwithadirtyslipofpaperwhichtheysaidwasthebill，buthehadtheimpressionthattheyalwaysunderchargedhim。itwouldhavemadenodifferenceifithadbeentheotherwayabout。hehadalwaysplentyofmoneynowadays。heevenhadajob，asinecure，morehighly-paidthanhisoldjobhadbeen。