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happy;becauseihadnoturteddeath;becausetobecastuponabed
ofrocksandseaedterrible;becauseihati;a
creaturedefortheserviceofgod;shouldserveforfoodtothegulls
andravensbutnoeto
life;deathslesandinvitestorepose;idieafteroanner;
idieexhaustedandbrokenspirited;asifallasleeped
threethousandtisroundcell”
nosoonerhadthisideatakenpossessionofhihanhebecare
posed;arrangedhisuchtothebestofhispoelittleand
sleptless;andfoundexistencealstsupportable;becausehefeltthat
heuldthroenttethods
ofselfdestructionselfhhis
handkerchieftothearvation
butthefirstdanteshadalertainedthe
greatesthorrorofpirates;;hewould
notdiebyedaninfausdeathheresolvedtoadoptthe
send;andbeganthatdaytocarryouthisresolvenearlyfouryears
hadpassedaarkthe
lapseofti
dantessaid;”iannerofhisdeath;
andfearfulofchanginghisnd;hehadtakenanoathtodie”y
ingandeveningalsarebrought;”thoughthe;”i
outofthe”
hekepthisout;throughthebarredaperture;
theprovisionshisjailerbroughthitfirstgayly;thenh
deliberation;andatlasthregretnothingbuttherellection
ofhisoathgavehitrengthtoproceedhungerdeviandsonce
repugnant;noable;heheldtheplateinhishandforanhour
atati;andgazedthoughtfullyattherselofbadat;oftainted
fish;ofblackanduldybreadithelastyeaingforlife
ntendingedless
sore;hisprospectslessdesperateheillyounghewas
onlyfourorfiveandtyhehadnearlyfiftyyearstolive
unforseeneventsghtnotopenhisprisondoor;andrestorehio
libertythenheraisedtohislipstherepastthat;likeavoluntary
tantalus;herefusedhielf;buthethoughtofhisoath;andhe
breakithepersisteduntil;atlast;hehadnotsufficient
strengthtoriseandcasthissupperoutoftheloopholethenext
ingheuldnotseeorhear;thejailerfearedhewasdangerously
illedndhopedhewasdying
thusthedaypassedaondfeltasortofstupor
ostofntent;thegna
hisstochhadceased;histhirsthadabated;losedhiseyes
hesayriadsoflightsdanlikethehewisps
thatplayaboutthershesitysterious
untrycalleddeath
suddenly;aboutnineoondheardahollowsound
inthehhewaslying
sonyloathsoanilsinhabitedtheprison;thattheioisedid
not;ingeneral;butherabstinencehadquickenedhis
faculties;orond
raisedhisheadandlisteneditade
byahugeentattackingthe
stones
althoughansbraininstantlyrespondedtotheidea
thathauntsallprisonerslibertyitseedtohihatheavenhad
atlengthtakenpityonhiandhadsentthisnoisetoonthe
verybrinkoftheabyssperhapsoneofthosebelovedoneshehadso
oftenthoughtof;andstrivingtodinishthe
distancethatseparatedthe
no;no;doubtlesshes
thatforerundeath
edndstillheardthesounditlastednearlythreehours;hethen
heardanoiseofsothingfalling;andall
sohoursafteroredistinctednd
enselyinterestedsuddenlythejailerentered
foraodie;andduringthefourdaysthat
hehadbeenondhadnotspokentothe
attendant;hadnotansatter
;andtuedhisfacetotheoocuriously
athibutnoighthearthenoiseandputanendto
it;andsodestroyarayofsothinglikehopethatsoothedhislast
nts
thejailerbroughthiisbreakfastdantesraisedhielfupandbegan
totalkabouteverything;aboutthebadqualityofthefood;aboutthe
ldnessofhisdungeon;grulingandplaining;inordertohavean
excuseforspeakinglouder;andhepatienceofhisjailer;
ofkindnessofhearthadbroughtbrothandebreadforhis
prisoner
fortunately;hefanciedthatdanteshefood
ontherie
reandredistinct
”thereeprisonerwho
isstrivingtoobtainhisfreedooh;ifiheretohelp
hisuddenlyanotherideatookpossessionofhisnd;sousedto
sfortune;thatitheideathatthe
noiseadebyenthegoveorhadorderedtorepairthe
neighboringdungeon
itoascertainthis;buthohequestionit
ocallhisjailersattentiontothenoise;andchhis
untenaneansdestroy
hopesfarreiortantthantheshortlivedsatisfactionofhisown
ondsbrainillsofeeblethathe
uldnotbendhisthoughtstoanythinginparticular
hesaeansofrestoringlucidityandcleaesstohis
judgnthetuedhiseyestohesouphejailerhad
brought;rose;staggeredto;raisedthevesseltohislips;and
drankoffthententshafeelin
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gofindescribablepleasurehehad
oftenheardthatshiphroughhavingeagerly
devouredtooondreplacedonthetablethebreadhewas
abouttodevour;andretuedtohisuchhedidnotodiehe
soonfeltthathisideasbecaagainllectedheuldthink;and
strengthenhisthoughtsbyreasoningthenhesaidtohielf;”ist
putthistothetest;butprosinganybodyifitisa
an;ineedbutknockagainsttheowork;
inordertofindoutashis
occupationissanctionedbythegoveor;heeitif;on
thentrary;itisaprisoner;thenoiseikehihewill
cease;andnotbeginagainuntilhethinkseveryoneisasleep”
edndroseagain;butthistihislegsdidnottrele;andhissight
toaerofhisdungeon;detachedastone;and
ehestruckthrice
atthefirstbloagic
edndlistenedintently;anhourpassed;twohourspassed;andnosound
thethere
fullofhope;edndsouthfulsofbreadander;
and;thankstothevigorofhisnstitution;foundhielfwellnigh
revered
thedaypassedaehoutrecurrenceof
thenoise
”itisaprisoner;”saidedndjoyfullythenightpassedinperfect
silenceednddidnotclosehiseyes
intheingthejailerbroughthireshprovisionshehadalready
devouredthoseofthepreviousday;heatetheselisteninganxiouslyfor
thesound;heironbarsof
theloophole;restoringvigorandagilitytohislisbyexercise;and
sopreparinghielfforhisfuturedestinyatintervalshelistened
toleaifthenoisehadnotbegunagain;andgrepatientatthe
prudenceoftheprisoner;guesshehadbeendisturbedbya
self
threedayspassedseventytedioushoursedoff
bynutes
atlengthoneevening;asthejailerforthelastti
thatnight;dantes;eatthewall;
fanperentangthestoneshe
vedaollecthisthoughts;and
thenbackandlistened
thetterethingheother
sideoftheheprisonerhaddisveredthedanger;andhad
substitutedal