Winston decides not to commit suicide and the next day heads in to work. The dark haired girl runs into him at work and secretly passes him a note saying that she loves him. He and the girl decide to meet in the crowded street during a hate week rally, to avoid detection while they talk.
They meet in the countryside, and Winston makes love with the girl, who we learn is named Julia. They meet often to do this in secret, where we learn that Winston wishes to not only rebel but also spread the rebellion. Julia, however, is only interested in self-rebellion, more as an act of freeing herself.
In this meeting between the two lovers two interesting things happen. Firstly, the poem about St. Clemens happens to be shown to be a great peace of irony (as shown later in the book). Secondly, the rat that causes Winston to panic is shown later to be the cause of his downfall, an interesting form of foreshadowing.
Syme (Winston’s friend from earlier) vanishes one day. Winston believes this is because he was too intelligent. Shortly after this moment O’Brian talks to Winston in an office hallway and invites him over to his home. Winston Is perhaps most excited about this, as he considers this to be the moment he has been waiting for his entire life.
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