← He seized the gun which always stood in a corner of his bedroom, and let fly a charge of number 6 shot into the darkness. 🔊
← cried Squealer. "Jones's shot only grazed him. I could show you this in his own writing, if you were able to read it. 🔊
← Afterwards there were recitations of poems composed in Napoleon's honour, and a speech by Squealer giving particulars of the latest increases in the production of foodstuffs, and on occasion a shot was fired from the gun. 🔊