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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. 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
ll 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. 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.’ “‘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. HALL 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 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 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
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