SLSL Intro "A Couple-Three Bonzos"

[Dave Monroe]

>From George Orwell, 1984 (1949), Part III, Ch. 2 ...

   "How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?"
   "Four."
   "And if the Party says is is not four but
five--then how many?"
   "Four."
   The word ended in a gasp of pain. The needle of the
dial had shot up to fifty-five. The sweat had sprung
all over Winston's body. The air tore into his lungs
and issued again in deep groans which even by
clenching his teeth he could not stop. O'Brien watched
him, the four fingers still extended. He drew back the
lever. This time the pain was only slightly eased.
   "How many fingers, Winston?"
   "Four."
   The needle went up to sixty. "How many fingers
Winston?" "Four, Four! What else can I say?"
   The needle must have risen again, but he didn't
look at it. The stern face and the fingers filled his
vision. The fingers stood up before his eyes like
pillars, enormous, blurry and seeming to vibrate, but
unmistakably four.
   "How many fingers Winston?" "Four! Stop it! How can
you go on? Four! Four!  "How many fingers Winston?"
"Five!Five!Five!" "No, Winston, that is no use, you
are lying. You still think there are four. How many
fingers, please?"
   "Four! Five! Four! Anything you like! Only stop it,
stop the pain!"
   Abruptly he was sitting up with O'Brien's arm round
his shoulders. He had perhaps lost consciousness for a
few seconds. The bonds that had held his body were
loosened. He felt very cold, he was shaking
uncontrollably, his teeth were shattering, the tears
were running down his cheeks. For a moment he clung to
O'Brien like a baby, curiously comforted by the heavy
arm around his shoulder. He had the feeling that
O'Brien was his protector, that the pain was something
that came from outside, from some other source, and
that it was O'Brien who could save him from it.
   "You are a slow learner, Winston" said O'Brien
gently. 

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