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It was but for a moment, for the action of the alkaloid is rapid. A spasm of pain contorted his features; he threw his hands out in front of him, staggered, and then, with a hoarse cry, fell heavily upon the floor. I turned him over with my foot, and placed my hand upon his heart. There was no movement. He was dead! IT WAS BUT FOR A MOMENT FOR THE ACTION OF THE ALKALOID IS RAPID A SPASM OF PAIN CONTORTED HIS FEATURES HE THREW HIS HANDS OUT IN FRONT OF HIM STAGGERED AND THEN WITH A HOARSE CRY FELL HEAVILY UPON THE FLOOR I TURNED HIM OVER WITH MY FOOT AND PLACED MY HAND UPON HIS HEART THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT HE WAS DEAD
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.’ “‘It was not I who killed her father,’ he cried. “‘But it was you who broke her innocent heart,’ I shrieked, thrusting the box before him. ‘Let the high God judge between us. Choose and eat. There is death in one and life in the other. I shall take what you leave. Let us see if there is justice upon the earth, or if we are ruled by chance.’ “He cowered away with wild cries and prayers for mercy, but I drew my knife and held it to his throat until he had obeyed me. Then I swallowed the other, and we stood facing one another in silence for a minute or more, waiting to see which was to live and which was to die. Shall I ever forget the look which came over his face when the first warning pangs told him that the poison was in his system? I laughed as I saw it, and held Lucy’s marriage ring in front of his eyes. HERE 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 IT WAS NOT I WHO KILLED HER FATHER HE CRIED BUT IT WAS YOU WHO BROKE HER INNOCENT HEART I SHRIEKED THRUSTING THE BOX BEFORE HIM LET THE HIGH GOD JUDGE BETWEEN US CHOOSE AND EAT THERE IS DEATH IN ONE AND LIFE IN THE OTHER I SHALL TAKE WHAT YOU LEAVE LET US SEE IF THERE IS ANY JUSTICE UPON THE EARTH OR IF WE ARE RULED BY CHANCE HE COWERED AWAY WITH WILD CRIES AND PRAYERS FOR MERCY BUT I DREW MY KNIFE AND HELD IT TO HIS THROAT UNTIL HE HAD OBEYED ME THEN I SWALLOWED THE OTHER AND WE STOOD FACING ONE ANOTHER IN SILENCE FOR A MINUTE OR MORE WAITING TO SEE WHICH WAS TO LIVE AND WHICH WAS TO DIE SHALL I EVER FORGET THE LOOK WHICH CAME OVER HIS FACE WHEN THE FIRST WARNING PANGS TOLD HIM THAT THE POISON WAS IN HIS SYSTEM I LAUGHED AS I SAW IT AND HELD LUCY'S MARRIAGE RING IN FRONT OF HIS EYES
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