"There was such a depth of [the paperweight], and yet it was almost as transparent as air...[Winston] was inside it, along with the mahogany bed and the gateleg table and the clock and the steel engraving and the paperweight itself. The paperweight was the room he was in, and the coral was Julia's life and his own, fixed in a sort of eternity at the heart of the crystal" (147).
I believe this quote is significant because it acts as an analogy for what's happening in the book right now. The crystal that encases the coral represents the Party. It's political system is deep and intricate, but still transparent because Winston knows it is all a lie. Winston and Julia make a separate world within the Party's domain where they can have real coffee, sugar, and milk, as well as be free from the Party's watchful eyes. The bed, the clock, the entire room above Mr. Charrington's shop is the coral inside the crystal, the sanctuary encased within the Party.
Wainscoting-[Noun] 1. Panel or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc. are wainscoted.
Febrile-[Adjective] Pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish
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