At work one morning, Winston walks towards the men's room and notices the dark-haired girl with her arm in a sling. She falls and when Winston helps her up, she passes him a note that says "I love you." Winston desperately tries to understand the meaning of the note. He has long suspected that the dark-haired girl is a political spy monitoring his behavior, but she now claims to love him. Before Winston can fully comprehend this development, Parsons interrupts him by talking about his preparations for Hate Week. The message from the dark-haired girl gives Winston a sudden and powerful desire to live. After several days of nervous tension during which he does not speak to her, Winston manages to sit at the same dining room table as the young girl. They look down while they talk to avoid being noticed and plan a meeting at Victory Square where they can hide from the TV screens amid the movement of the crowd. They find themselves in the square and witness a convoy of Eurasian prisoners tormented by a venomous crowd. The girl shows Winston a place where they can have their date, asking him to take a train from Paddington Station to the countryside. They manage to hold hands briefly. Carrying out their plan, Winston and the girl meet in the countryside. Although he doesn't know what to expect, Winston no longer believes that the dark-haired girl is a spy. He fears there are microphones hidden in the bushes, but is reassured by the black-haired girl's obvious experience..