"Did you see him on the twenty-third day of last month?"
"I think so—if that was the day."
"What day do you refer to?"
"The day I had the talk with him."
"Oh, you had a talk with him?"
"Yes."
"Where did you have that talk with him?"
"In the counsel room of the Tombs."
O'Brien paused. Even his miserable soul revolted at what he was about to do.
"What did he say?" he asked, nervously looking away.