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Um einen Eindruck des Sprachniveaus zu vermitteln, hier eine kurze Schlüsselszene:

{{cquote|"Do you know what the British used to do to workers in their diamond mines who tried to escape, Paul?"<br>"They killed them, I suppose," he said, still with his eyes closed. <br>"Oh, no," she replied. (…) "They performed a little operation, Paul, and that's what I'm going to do to you. It's for your own good. Please try to remember that." <br>The ice-cold wind of fear blew over Paul's body and his eyes flew open. She got up from the bed and pulled back the blankets so that his legs and feet were uncovered. (…) She bent over and picked up some things from the floor. When she straightened up she was holding an axe in one hand and a blowlamp in the other. The blade of the axe shone dully. She bent down again and picked up the box of matches and a bottle of dark liquid. <br>"''Annie, no!'' he screamed. "''Annie, I'll stay here, I promise. I won't even get out of bed. I'll do whatever you say!''" (…)<br>"Don't worry," she said, and her eyes were gentle. "I'm a nurse."}}