Winston feels confused when Julia slips him the note in the corridor. He at first believed that Julia was an enemy out to kill him and even thought of bashing her head in and killing her when he felt she was following him through the streets in Part I, chapter 8.
However, now, seeing her struggle to rise from her fall in the hallway due to her arm being in a sling, he views her as a human being in need.
Mistrust and fear cause Winston to at first hesitate to help Julia rise from the ground. It is Winston's need for connection that ultimately drives him to help her from the floor and thus receive the note she slips in his hand.
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