Part 2, Chapter 8 Summary

Winston and Julia finally get up the nerve to go to O'Brien's' house. They get to see first hand the luxuries of members of the Inner Party: clean accommodations, real coffee, a servant and even permission to shut off the telescreen for short periods. O'Brien gets right down to business, explaining as much of the details of the Brotherhood as possible. The guests were surprised to find out that even the servant was a member of the secret anti-government coalition. O'Brien outlines the requirements of membership: they must be willing to steal, betray, be involved in things that could cause the death of thousands of innocent people, and anything else that is deemed necessary to the movement. They eagerly agreed to everything except separation from each other. He explained they way in which Winston would receive a copy of Goldstein's' book...