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andthenthenplacedhisbread
andsouponthetable,ande
thejailerghtnotbeassilentasusual,butspeaktodantes,and
seeingthathereceivednoreply,gotothebed,andthusdisverall
e,dantesagonyreallybeganhishandplaced
uponhisheartoredressitsthrobbings,hthe
otherhehistelesfroitoti
chillsranthroughhischedhisheartinagrasp
oficethenhethoughtheodieyetthehourspassedon
houtanyunusualdisturbance,anddantesknehathehadescaped
thefirstperilitlength,aboutthehourthe
goveorhadappointed,footstepsond
feltthatthenthadarrived,suonedupallhisurage,held
hisbreath,andetiheuld
haverepressedthethrobbingofhisveinsthefootstepsthey
thedooranddantesguessedthatthetwo
gravediggershadetoseekhihisideaed
intocertainty,adeinputtingdohe
handbierthedooropened,andadiightreacheddanteseyesthrough
thearsesackthatveredhihesahhisbed,
athirdreiningatthedooren,
approaities
”hesheavythoughforanoldandthinn,”saidone,asheraisedthe
head
”theysayeveryyearaddshalfapoundtotheofthebones,”said
another,liftingthefeet
”haveyoutiedtheknot”inquiredthefirstspeaker
”ore”hereply,
”icandothatthere”
”yes,youreright,”repliedthepanion
”stheknotfor”thoughtdantes
theydepositedthesupposedrpseonthebieredndstiffenedhielf
inordertoplaythepartofadeadn,andthentheparty,lightedby
thenhthetorch,first,ascendedthestairssuddenlyhe
feltthefreshandsharpnightair,anddanteskneistralwas
bloioninrangely
ngledthebearersonfortypaces,thenstopped,putting
thebierdoaesheardhis
shoesstrikingonthepavent
”i”heaskedhielf
”really,heisbynoansalightload”saidtheotherbearer,sitting
ontheedgeofthehandbarropulseoescape,but
fortunatelyhedidnotattetit
”giveusalight,”saidtheotherbearer,”orishallneverfindi
aookingfor”thenplied,althoughnotaskedin
thestpoliteter
”ond”thespade,perhaps”an
exclationofsatisfactionindicatedthatthegravediggerhadfound
theobjectofhissearch”hereitisatlast,”hesaid,”nothout
sotroublethough”
”yes,”heansithaslostnothingbying”
ashesaidthis,thencatoond,etallic
substanentardwas
fastenedroundhisfeethsuddenandpainfulviolence
”iedtheknot”inquiredthegravedigger,whowas
lookingon
”yes,andprettytighttoo,icantellyou,”heanswer
”veon,then”andthebierore,andtheyproceeded
theyadvancedfiftypacesfarther,andthenstoppedtoopenadoor,then
forhetherockson
hechateauisbuilt,reacheddanteseardistinctlyasthey
forward
”badher”observedoneofthebearers;”notapleasantnightfora
dipinthesea”
”heabberunsachanceofbeing,”saidtheother;and
thenthereprehendthe
jest,buthishairstooderectonhishead
”tlefarthera
littlefarther,”saidtheother”youknohatthelastwas
stoppedonhisherocks,andthegoveortoldusnext
daythatarelessfellows”
theyasoresteps,andthendantesfeltthatthey
tookhionebytheheadandtheotherbytheheels,andsto
andfro”one”saidthegravediggers,”te
instantdantesfelthielfflungintotheairlikeawoundedbird,
falling,falling,adehisbloodcurdlealthough
draheheavyenedhisrapiddescent,it
seedtohisifthefalllastedforacentury
atlast,hahorriblesplash,hedartedlikeanarroothe
icelder,andashedidsoheutteredashrillcry,stifledina
ntbyhisiersionbeneaththewaves
danteshadbeenflungintothesea,andoitsdepthsby
athirtysixpoundshottiedtohisfeettheseaistheceteryofthe
chateaudif
chapter21theislandoftiboulen
dantes,althoughstunnedandalstsuffocated,hadsufficientpresence
ofndtoholdhisbreath,andashisrighthandpreparedashewas
foreverychanceheldhisknifeopen,herapidlyrippedupthesack,
extricatedhisarandthenhisbody;butinspiteofallhisefforts
tofreehielffroheshot,hefeltitdragginghioilllower
hethenbenthisbody,andbyadesperateeffortseveredtherdthat
boundhislegs,atthentedasifheually
strangledightyleapherosetothesurfaceofthesea,while
theshotdraggeddoe
hisshroud
dantesedonlytogetbreath,andthendived,inordertoavoid
beingseene,hewhere
hehadfirstsunkhesapestuoussky,across
hehatoccasionallysufferedatwinkling
startoappear;beforehireand
terrible,edandroaredasifbeforetheapproachof
astorbehindhiblackerthanthesea,blackerthanthesky,rose
phantoikethevaststonestructure,ed
likearextendedtoseizetheirprey,andonthehighestrockwasa
torchlightingtswerelooking
atthesedoubtlessthesestrangegravediggershadheardhiscry
dantesdivedagain,andreinedalongtibeneaththeerthiswas
aneasyfeattohiforheusuallyattractedacroatorsin
thebaybeforethelighthouseatrseillesthere,andwas
unaniuslydeerintheporteup
againtheligh
... </P></TD>
andthenthenplacedhisbread
andsouponthetable,ande
thejailerghtnotbeassilentasusual,butspeaktodantes,and
seeingthathereceivednoreply,gotothebed,andthusdisverall
e,dantesagonyreallybeganhishandplaced
uponhisheartoredressitsthrobbings,hthe
otherhehistelesfroitoti
chillsranthroughhischedhisheartinagrasp
oficethenhethoughtheodieyetthehourspassedon
houtanyunusualdisturbance,anddantesknehathehadescaped
thefirstperilitlength,aboutthehourthe
goveorhadappointed,footstepsond
feltthatthenthadarrived,suonedupallhisurage,held
hisbreath,andetiheuld
haverepressedthethrobbingofhisveinsthefootstepsthey
thedooranddantesguessedthatthetwo
gravediggershadetoseekhihisideaed
intocertainty,adeinputtingdohe
handbierthedooropened,andadiightreacheddanteseyesthrough
thearsesackthatveredhihesahhisbed,
athirdreiningatthedooren,
approaities
”hesheavythoughforanoldandthinn,”saidone,asheraisedthe
head
”theysayeveryyearaddshalfapoundtotheofthebones,”said
another,liftingthefeet
”haveyoutiedtheknot”inquiredthefirstspeaker
”ore”hereply,
”icandothatthere”
”yes,youreright,”repliedthepanion
”stheknotfor”thoughtdantes
theydepositedthesupposedrpseonthebieredndstiffenedhielf
inordertoplaythepartofadeadn,andthentheparty,lightedby
thenhthetorch,first,ascendedthestairssuddenlyhe
feltthefreshandsharpnightair,anddanteskneistralwas
bloioninrangely
ngledthebearersonfortypaces,thenstopped,putting
thebierdoaesheardhis
shoesstrikingonthepavent
”i”heaskedhielf
”really,heisbynoansalightload”saidtheotherbearer,sitting
ontheedgeofthehandbarropulseoescape,but
fortunatelyhedidnotattetit
”giveusalight,”saidtheotherbearer,”orishallneverfindi
aookingfor”thenplied,althoughnotaskedin
thestpoliteter
”ond”thespade,perhaps”an
exclationofsatisfactionindicatedthatthegravediggerhadfound
theobjectofhissearch”hereitisatlast,”hesaid,”nothout
sotroublethough”
”yes,”heansithaslostnothingbying”
ashesaidthis,thencatoond,etallic
substanentardwas
fastenedroundhisfeethsuddenandpainfulviolence
”iedtheknot”inquiredthegravedigger,whowas
lookingon
”yes,andprettytighttoo,icantellyou,”heanswer
”veon,then”andthebierore,andtheyproceeded
theyadvancedfiftypacesfarther,andthenstoppedtoopenadoor,then
forhetherockson
hechateauisbuilt,reacheddanteseardistinctlyasthey
forward
”badher”observedoneofthebearers;”notapleasantnightfora
dipinthesea”
”heabberunsachanceofbeing,”saidtheother;and
thenthereprehendthe
jest,buthishairstooderectonhishead
”tlefarthera
littlefarther,”saidtheother”youknohatthelastwas
stoppedonhisherocks,andthegoveortoldusnext
daythatarelessfellows”
theyasoresteps,andthendantesfeltthatthey
tookhionebytheheadandtheotherbytheheels,andsto
andfro”one”saidthegravediggers,”te
instantdantesfelthielfflungintotheairlikeawoundedbird,
falling,falling,adehisbloodcurdlealthough
draheheavyenedhisrapiddescent,it
seedtohisifthefalllastedforacentury
atlast,hahorriblesplash,hedartedlikeanarroothe
icelder,andashedidsoheutteredashrillcry,stifledina
ntbyhisiersionbeneaththewaves
danteshadbeenflungintothesea,andoitsdepthsby
athirtysixpoundshottiedtohisfeettheseaistheceteryofthe
chateaudif
chapter21theislandoftiboulen
dantes,althoughstunnedandalstsuffocated,hadsufficientpresence
ofndtoholdhisbreath,andashisrighthandpreparedashewas
foreverychanceheldhisknifeopen,herapidlyrippedupthesack,
extricatedhisarandthenhisbody;butinspiteofallhisefforts
tofreehielffroheshot,hefeltitdragginghioilllower
hethenbenthisbody,andbyadesperateeffortseveredtherdthat
boundhislegs,atthentedasifheually
strangledightyleapherosetothesurfaceofthesea,while
theshotdraggeddoe
hisshroud
dantesedonlytogetbreath,andthendived,inordertoavoid
beingseene,hewhere
hehadfirstsunkhesapestuoussky,across
hehatoccasionallysufferedatwinkling
startoappear;beforehireand
terrible,edandroaredasifbeforetheapproachof
astorbehindhiblackerthanthesea,blackerthanthesky,rose
phantoikethevaststonestructure,ed
likearextendedtoseizetheirprey,andonthehighestrockwasa
torchlightingtswerelooking
atthesedoubtlessthesestrangegravediggershadheardhiscry
dantesdivedagain,andreinedalongtibeneaththeerthiswas
aneasyfeattohiforheusuallyattractedacroatorsin
thebaybeforethelighthouseatrseillesthere,andwas
unaniuslydeerintheporteup
againtheligh
... </P></TD>