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thetterethingheother
sideoftheheprisonerhaddisveredthedanger;andhad
substitutedaleverforachisel
enuragedbythisdisvery;ednddeteedtoassistthe
indefatigablelaborerhebeganbyvinghisbed;andlookedaround
foranythingoist
cent;anddisplaceastone
hesaent;theing
selfofitssolidityall
hisfuiturensistedofabed;achair;atable;apail;andajug
thebedhadironclas;buttheyothewould
haverequiredascreoffthetableandchair
hadnothing;thepailhadoncepossessedahandle;butthathadbeen
reved
danteshadbutoneresource;obreakthejug;andhoneof
thesharpfragntsattackthethejugfallonthefloor;
anditbrokeinpieces
dantesncealedtentsinhisbed;
leavingtherestonthefloorthebreakingofhisjugoonatural
anaondhadallthenighttoworkin;
butinthedarknessheuldnotdoch;andhesoonfeltthathewas
ethingveryhard;hepushedbackhisbed;anded
forday
allnightheheardthesubterraneanan;inehis
e;thejailerentereddantestoldhihatthejughad
fallenfroishandshejailer
grulinglytofetchanother;selfthetroubleto
revethefragntsofthebrokenoneheretuedspeedily;advised
theprisonertoberecareful;anddeparted
dantesheardjoyfullythekeygrateinthelock;helisteneduntilthe
soundofstepsdiedahen;hastilydisplacinghisbed;saw
bythefaintlightthatperatedintohiscell;thathehadlabored
uselesslythepreviouseveninginattackingthestoneinsteadof
revingtheplasterthatsurroundedit
thedahadrendereditfriable;anddantesobreakit
offinsllrsels;itistrue;butattheendofhalfanhourhehad
satheticianghthavecalculatedthatin
thattherockenuntered;apassagety
feetlongandtightbeford
theprisonerreproachedhielfployedthehours
hehadpassedinvainhopes;prayer;anddespondencyduringthesix
yearsthathehadbeenirisoned;ighthenothaveacplished
inthreedayshehadsuoving
thecent;andexposingthestoneofrough
stones;angogivestrengthtothestructure;blocksofhewn
stonebeddedithesehehadunvered;
andustrevefrotssocket
dantesstrovetodothishhisnails;buttheyoohe
fragntsofthejugbroke;andafteranhourofuselesstoil;he
paused
obethusstoppedatthebeginning;andoinactive
untilhisfelloanhadpletedhistasksuddenlyanidea
ohesled;andtheperspirationdriedonhisforehead
thejaileraldantessoupinanironsaucepan;this
saucepanntainedsoupforbothprisoners;fordanteshadnoticedthat
itpty;acrdingasthetukeygave
ittohirtohispanionfirst
thehandleofthissaucepanesen
yearsofhislifeinexchangeforit
thejaileredtopourthententsofthesaucepaninto
dantesplate;anddantes;aftereatinghissouphawoodenspoon;
heplate;husservedforeverydaynohenevening
cadantesputhisplateonthegroundnearthedoor;thejailer;ashe
entered;steppedonitandbrokeit
thistiheuldnotbladantesheoleaveitthere;but
thejailer
thejailer;therefore;onlygruledthenhelookedaboutforsothing
topourthesoupinto;dantesentiredinnerservicensistedofone
platethereeative
”leavethesaucepan;”saiddantes;”youcantakeitawaywhenyoubring
breakfast”thisadviceothejailerstaste;asitspared
hihene
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akinganothertripheleftthesaucepan
dantesselfhjoyherapidlydevouredhisfood;
andafterindand
retu;herevedhisbed;tookthehandleofthesaucepan;inserted
thepointbetheheoneandroughstonesofthewall;and
eloyeditasaleveraslightoscillationshoesthatall
thewall;
leavingaeter
dantescarefullyllectedtheplaster;carrieditintotheerof
hiscell;andvereditakethebest
useofhistieansoflabor;hentinuedtowork
houtceasingatthedahestone;pushedhis
bedagainstthensistedofapiece
ofbread;thejailerenteredandplacedthebreadonthetable
”eanotherplate”saiddantes
”no;”repliedthetukey;”youdestroyeverythingfirstyoubreakyour
jug;thenyoukebreakyourplate;ifalltheprisonersfollowed
yourexale;thegoventhe
saucepan;andpouryoursoupintothatsoforthefutureihopeyou
besodestructive”
dantesraisedhiseyestoheavenandclaspedhishandsbeneaththe
verlethefeltregratitudeforthepossessionofthispieceof
ironthanhehadeverfeltforanythinghehadnoticed;hohat
theprisonerontheothersidehadatter;thiswas
agreaterreasonforpro;
heohisneighboralldayhetoiledonuntiringly;andby
theeveninghehadsucceededinextractingtenhandfulsofplasterand
fragntsofstonehehourforhisjailersvisitarrived;dantes
straightenedthehandleofthesaucepanasould;andplaced
itinitsaccustodplacethetukeypouredhisrationofsoup
intoit;togetherhthefishforthriceaheprisonerswere
deprivedofatthisethodofree;had
notdanteslongceasedtodosohavingpouredoutthesoup;thetukey
retireddantesoascertainherhisneighborhadreally
ceasedtoenedall;asithadbeenforthelast
threedaysdantessighed;itthathisneighbordistrusted
hihooiledonallthenighthoutbeingdisuraged;but
aftertadeno
iression;buttoothsurface;dantestouchedit;andfound
thatitthisbearossed;orratherblockedup;thehole
danteshadde;itherefore;todigaboveorunder
ittheunhappyyoungnhadnotthoughtofthis”ogod;god”
rredhe;”ihavesoeaestlyprayedtoyou;thatihopedprayers
hadbeenheardafterhavingdeprivedofliberty;afterhaving
deprivedofdeath;afterhavingreygod;
havepityon;anddonotletdieindespair”
”eti”saidavoicethat
seedtoefroeneaththeearth;and;deadenedbythedistance;
soundedholloansearsedndshair
stoodonend;andherosetohisknees
”ah;”saidhe;”ihearahunvoice”edndhadnotheardanyone
speaksavehisjailerforfourorfiveyears;andajailerisnon
toaprisonerheisalivingdoor;abarrieroffleshandbloodadding
strengthtorestraintsofoakandiron
”inthenaofheaven;”crieddantes;”speakagain;thoughthesoundof
yourvoiceterrifieswhoareyou”
”hevoice
”anunhappyprisoner;”replieddantes;adenohesitationin
answering
”ofuntry”
”afrenchn”
”youa”
”ednddantes”
”yourprofession”
”asailor”
”howlonghaveyoub