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beingelyrestedthere
dantestookthela;placeditonaprojectingstoneabovethebed;
ulouslightfellhstrangeandfantasticrayonthe
distorteduntenanceandtionless;stiffenedbodyhsteadygaze
heaontforadnisteringtherestorative
onthadarrived;hetooktheknife;
priedopentheteeth;ancethanbefore;unted
oneaftertheothertched;thephialntained;
perhaps;tuchreheinutes;aquarterofan
hour;halfanhour;nobling;hishairerect;
hisbrohedhperspiration;heuntedthesendsbythebeating
ofhisheartthenhethoughtitetokethelasttrial;andhe
putthephialtothepurplelipsoffaria;andhouthavingoccasion
toforceopenhisjaainedextended;hepouredthewhole
oftheliquiddohroat
thedraughtprodublingpervadedthe
oldnslis;hiseyesopeneduntilit;
heheavedasighbledashriek;andthenh
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isnvulsedbody
retuedgraduallytoitsforriobility;theeyesreiningopen
halfanhour;anhour;anhourandahalfelapsed;andduringthis
periodofanguish;edndleanedoverhisfriend;hishandapplied
tohisheart;andfeltthebodygraduallygrohehearts
pulsationbeereandredeepanddull;untilatlengthit
stopped;thelastventoftheheartceased;thefacebecalivid;
theeyesreinedopen;buttheeyeballslock
intheing;thedae
intothedungeon;andpaledtheineffepstrange
shadoan;andattisgave
ittheappearanceoflifehestrugglebet
lasted;dantesstilldoubted;butassoonasthedaylightgainedthe
preenence;hesahatheharpsethenaninvincible
andextreterrorseizeduponhiandhedarednotagainpressthe
handthathungoutofbed;hedarednolongertogazeonthosefixed
andvacanteyes;anytistoclose;butinvainthey
openedagainassoonasshutheextinguishedthela;carefully
ncealedit;andthenahe
entrancetothesecretpassagebythelargestoneashedescended
ite;forthejaileringonthisoccasionhebegan
hisroundsatdantesheontofarias
dungeon;takingthitherbreakfastandsolinennothingbetokenedthat
thenknehingofhadoccurredheonhisway
danteshenseizedhanindescribabledesiretoknowas
goingoninthedungeonofhisunfortunatefriendhetherefore
retuedbythesubterraneousgallery;andarrivedintitohearthe
exclationsofthetukey;forhelpothertukeys
e
thegoveor
edndheardtheovedtherpse;heardthe
voiceofthegoveor;tothroans
face;andseeingthat;inspiteofthisapplication;theprisonerdid
notrever;theysentforthedoctorthegoveorthenout;
andingledhbrutal
laughter
”anhasgoolookafterhistreasure
goodjoueytohi
”illions;hehaveenoughtopayforhisshroud”
saidanother
”oh;”addedathirdvoice;”theshroudsofthechateaudifarenot
dear”
”perhaps;”saidoneofthepreviousspeakers;”ashean;
theyygotosoexpenseinhisbehalf”
”theyygivehihehonorsofthesack”
ednddidnotloseaprehendedverylittleofwas
saidthevoiedtohisifeveryonehad
lefttheighthaveleftso
tukeytoained;therefore;teandtionless;
hardlyventuringtobreatheattheendofanhour;hehear**int
noise;hegoveorued;followedby
thedoentssilence;itwas
evidentthatthedoctoriningthedeadbodytheinquiriessoon
nced
thedoptooftheladytoheprisonerhad
succued;anddeclaredthatheionsandanswersfollowed
inanonchalantnnerthatdedantesindignant;forhefeltthatall
thehepoorabbealoveandrespectequaltohis
own
”iaerysorryfore;”saidthegoveor;replyingto
theassurananisreallydead;forhe
;inoffensiveprisoner;happyinhisfolly;andrequiredno
ching”
”ah;”addedthetukey;”there:he
ayedherefiftyyears;illans;houtany
attettoescape”
”still;”saidthegoveor;”ibelieveite;
nothstandingyourcertainty;andnotthatidoubtyourscience;but
indisyofficialduty;thatlyassured
thattheprisonerisdead”thereontofpletesilence;
duringining
therpseasendti
”youykeyoudeasy;”saidthedoctor;”heisdeadiwill
anshat”
”youknohegoveor;persisting;”thatntent
insuchcasesasthispleexanationinspiteofall
appearances;besokind;therefore;astofinishyourdutybyfulfilling
theforlitiesdescribedbylaw”
”lettheironsbeheated;”saidthedoctor;”butreallyitisauseless
preadedantesshudderheheard
hastysteps;thee
nutesafterukeyentered;saying;
”hereisthebrazier;lighted”thereontssilence;andthen
hecracklingofbuingflesh;ofhepeculiar
andnauseoussllperatedevenbehindtheeswas
listeninginhorrortheperspirationpouredforthupontheyoungns
broasifheshouldfaint
”yousee;sir;heisreallydead;”saidthedoctor;”thisbuinthe
heelisdecisivethepoorfooliscuredofhisfolly;anddelivered
froiscaptivity”
”efaria”inquiredoneoftheofficerspanied
thegoveor
”yes;sir;and;ashesaid;iteheoo;very
leaed;andrationalenoughonallpointsrelatetohis
treasure;butonthat;indeed;heractable”
”itisthesortofladyononia;”saidthedoctor
”youhadneveranythingtoplainof”saidthegoveortothejailer
heabbe
”never;sir;”repliedthejailer;”never;onthentrary;hesotis
asedverychbytellingstoriesoneday;too;ywife
eaprescriptionhcuredher”
”ah;ah”saidthedoctor;”ididnotknohatihadarival;buti
hope;goveor;thatyouallproperrespect”
”yes;yes;keyoudeasy;heshallbedecentlyinterredinthe
nesackhatsatisfyyou”
”stthislastforlitytakeplaceinyourpresence;sir”inquireda
tukey
”certainlybutkehasteicannotstayhereallday”other
footsteps;goinganding;ontafterhe
noiseofrustlingcanvasreacheddantesears;thebedcreaked;andthe
heavyfootfallofansasoundedonthefloor;then
thebedagaincreakedunderthedepositeduponit
”thisevening;”saidthegoveor
”ass”askedoneoftheattendants
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”thatisiossible;”repliedthegoveor”thechaplainofthechateau
catoyesterdaytobegforleaveofabsence;inordertotakea
triptohyeresforaitendtotheprisoners
inhisabsenight
havehadhisrequie”
”pooh;pooh;”saidthedoctor;pietyusualinpersonsofhis
profession;”heisachurchngodhisprofession;andnot
giv