Ilookedathiminsurrise。Hereeatedthemovement-agrotesqueone。
"Youdonotcomrehend?
"hesaid。
"NotI,
"Irelied。
"Thenyouarenotofthebrotherhood。
"
"How?
"
"Youarenotofthemasons。
"
"Yes,yes,
"Isaid,
"yes!yes。
"
"You?Imossible!Amason?
"
"Amason,
"Irelied。
"Asign,
"hesaid,
"asign?
"
"Itisthis,
"Ianswered,roducingatrowelfrombeneaththefoldsofmyroquelaure。
"Youjest,
"heexclaimed,recoilingafewaces。
"ButletusroceedtotheAmontillado。
"
"Beitso,
"Isaid,relacingthetoolbeneaththecloak,andagainofferinghimmyarm。Heleaneduonitheavily。WecontinuedourrouteinsearchoftheAmontillado。Weassedthrougharangeoflowarches,descended,assedon,anddescendingagain,arrivedatadeecryt,inwhichthefoulnessoftheaircausedourflambeauxrathertoglowthanflame。
Atthemostremoteendofthecrytthereaearedanotherlesssacious。Itswallshadbeenlinedwithhumanremains,iledtothevaultoverhead,inthefashionofthegreatcatacombsofParis。Threesidesofthisinteriorcrytwerestillornamentedinthismanner。Fromthefourthsidetheboneshadbeenthrowndown,andlayromiscuouslyuontheearth,formingatoneointamoundofsomesize。Withinthewallthusexosedbythedislacingofthebones,weerceivedastillinteriorcrytorrecess,indethaboutfourfeet,inwidththree,inheightsixorseven。Itseemedtohavebeenconstructedfornoesecialusewithinitself,butformedmerelytheintervalbetweentwoofthecolossalsuortsoftheroofofthecatacombs,andwasbackedbyoneoftheircircumscribingwallsofsolidgranite。
ItwasinvainthatFortunato,uliftinghisdulltorch,endeavouredtoryintothedethsoftherecess。Itsterminationthefeeblelightdidnotenableustosee。
"Proceed,
"Isaid,
"hereinistheAmontillado。AsforLuchesi-
"
"Heisanignoramus,
"interrutedmyfriend,ashesteedunsteadilyforward,whileIfollowedimmediatelyathisheels。Inaninstanthehadreachedtheextremityoftheniche,andfindinghisrogressarrestedbytherock,stoodstuidlybewildered。AmomentmoreandIhadfetteredhimtothegranite。Initssurfaceweretwoironstales,distantfromeachotherabouttwofeet,horizontally。Fromoneofthesedeendedashortchain。fromtheotheraadlock。Throwingthelinksabouthiswaist,itwasbuttheworkofafewsecondstosecureit。Hewastoomuchastoundedtoresist。WithdrawingthekeyIsteedbackfromtherecess。
"Passyourhand,
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