1984
WHY HAS WINSTON BEEN BUSY?
1984 BOOK TWO CHAPTER NINE
1984 BOOK TWO CHAPTER NINE
I'm not sure what you mean by "busy". Winston has rented a room above Charington's shop in the Prole district for "discrete" romantic encounters. He has been volunteering days at the munitions factory and not missing nights at the community hall. He does this to deflect suspicion that he might be living a double life.