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He would have begged for his life, but he knew well that it was useless. "'Would you murder me?' he stammered. "'There is no murder,' I answered. 'Who talks of murdering a mad dog? What mercy had you upon my poor darling, when you dragged her from her slaughtered father, and bore her away to your accursed and shameless harem. HE WOULD HAVE BEGGED FOR HIS LIFE BUT HE KNEW WELL THAT IT WAS USELESS WOULD YOU MURDER ME HE STAMMERED THERE IS NO MURDER I ANSWERED WHO TALKS OF MURDERING A MAD DOG WHAT MERCY HAD YOU UPON MY POOR DARLING WHEN YOU DRAGGED HER FROM HER SLAUGHTERED FATHER AND BORE HER AWAY TO YOUR ACCURSED AND SHAMELESS HAREM
d I saw the perspiration break out upon his brow, while his teeth chattered in his head. At the sight, I leaned my back against the door and laughed loud and long. I had always known that vengeance would be sweet, but I had never hoped for the contentment of soul which now possessed me. “‘You dog!’ I said; ‘I have hunted you from Salt Lake City to St. Petersburg, and you have always escaped me. Now, at last your wanderings have come to an end, for either you or I shall never see to-morrow’s sun rise.’ He shrunk still further away as I spoke, and I could see on his face that he thought I was mad. So I was for the time. The pulses in my temples beat like sledge-hammers, and I believe I would have had a fit of some sort if the blood had not gushed from my nose and relieved me. “‘What do you think of Lucy Ferrier now?’ I cried, locking the door, and shaking the key in his face. ‘Punishment has been slow in coming, but it has overtaken you at last.’ I saw his coward lips tremble as I spoke. AGGERED BACK WITH A LIVID FACE AND I SAW THE PERSPIRATION BREAK OUT UPON HIS BROW WHILE HIS TEETH CHATTERED IN HIS HEAD AT THE SIGHT I LEANED MY BACK AGAINST THE DOOR AND LAUGHED LOUD AND LONG I HAD ALWAYS KNOWN THAT VENGEANCE WOULD BE SWEET BUT I HAD NEVER HOPED FOR THE CONTENTMENT OF SOUL WHICH NOW POSSESSED ME YOU DOG I SAID I HAVE HUNTED YOU FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO SAINT PETERSBURG AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS ESCAPED ME NOW AT LAST YOUR WANDERINGS HAVE COME TO AN END FOR EITHER YOU OR I SHALL NEVER SEE TO MORROW'S SUNRISE HE SHRUNK STILL FURTHER AWAY AS I SPOKE AND I COULD SEE ON HIS FACE THAT HE THOUGHT I WAS MAD SO I WAS FOR THE TIME THE PULSES IN MY TEMPLES BEAT LIKE SLEDGE HAMMERS AND I BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE HAD A FIT OF SOME SORT IF THE BLOOD HAD NOT GUSHED FROM MY NOSE AND RELIEVED ME WHAT DO YOU THINK OF LUCIE FERRIER NOW I CRIED LOCKING THE DOOR AND SHAKING THE KEY IN HIS FACE PUNISHMENT HAS BEEN SLOW IN COMING BUT IT HAS OVERTAKEN YOU AT LAST I SAW HIS COWARD LIPS TREMBLE AS I SPOKE
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