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"'Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clement's, you owe me three farthings, say the bells of St. Martin's, when will you pay me? say the bells of Old Bailey, when I grow rich, say the bells of Shoreditch.'" (178)

This and an accompanying rhyme - "Here comes a candle to light you to bed. Here comes a chopper to chop off your head." - are used throughout the book, but most importantly at the moment when Julia and Winston are caught in their secret room above the shop. The voice from the hidden mic behind the picture shouts out the helicopter part of the rhyme, and a helicopter swoops in to arrest the two lovers. The rhyme is significant because of its connections with the actual happenings in the plot.

Works Cited
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oranges_and_Lemons

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