Orwell later wrote to Heppenstall that Porteous, "who had not read the book, grasped what was happening after a few minutes".
ˈɔːɹwɛl lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈoʊt tə hˈɛpənstˌɔːl ðæt pˈoːɹɾiəs, "hˌuː hæd nˌɑːt ɹˈɛd ðə bˈʊk, ɡɹˈæspt wʌt wʌz hˈæpənɪŋ ˈæftɚɹ ɐ fjˈuː mˈɪnɪts".