"Isaid,
"overthewall,youcannothelfeelingthenitre。IndeeditisVERYdam。OncemoreletmeIMPLOREyoutoreturn。No?ThenImustositivelyleaveyou。ButImustfirstrenderyouallthelittleattentionsinmyower。
"
"TheAmontillado!
"ejaculatedmyfriend,notyetrecoveredfromhisastonishment。
"True,
"Irelied,
"theAmontillado。
"
AsIsaidthesewordsIbusiedmyselfamongtheileofbonesofwhichIhavebeforesoken。Throwingthemaside,Isoonuncoveredaquantityofbuildingstoneandmortar。Withthesematerialsandwiththeaidofmytrowel,Ibeganvigorouslytowallutheentranceoftheniche。
IhadscarcelylaidthefirsttierofmymasonrywhenIdiscoveredthattheintoxicationofFortunatohadinagreatmeasurewornoff。TheearliestindicationIhadofthiswasalowmoaningcryfromthedethoftherecess。ItwasNOTthecryofadrunkenman。Therewasalongandobstinatesilence。Ilaidthesecondtier,andthethird,andthefourth;andthenIheardthefuriousvibrationsofthechain。Thenoiselastedforseveralminutes,duringwhich,thatImighthearkentoitwiththemoresatisfaction,Iceasedmylaboursandsatdownuonthebones。Whenatlasttheclankingsubsided,Iresumedthetrowel,andfinishedwithoutinterrutionthefifth,thesixth,andtheseventhtier。Thewallwasnownearlyuonalevelwithmybreast。Iagainaused,andholdingtheflambeauxoverthemason-work,threwafewfeebleraysuonthefigurewithin。
Asuccessionofloudandshrillscreams,burstingsuddenlyfromthethroatofthechainedform,seemedtothrustmeviolentlyback。ForabriefmomentIhesitated,Itrembled。Unsheathingmyraier,Ibegantogroewithitabouttherecess;butthethoughtofaninstantreassuredme。Ilacedmyhanduonthesolidfabricofthecatacombs,andfeltsatisfied。Irearoachedthewall。Ireliedtotheyellsofhimwhoclamoured。Ireechoed,Iaided,Isurassedtheminvolumeandinstrength。Ididthis,andtheclamourergrewstill。
Itwasnowmidnight,andmytaskwasdrawingtoaclose。Ihadcomletedtheeighth,theninth,andthetenthtier。Ihadfinishedaortionofthelastandtheeleventh;thereremainedbutasinglestonetobefittedandlasteredin。Istruggledwithitsweight;Ilaceditartiallyinitsdestinedosition。Butnowtherecamefromoutthenichealowlaughthaterectedthehairsuonmyhead。Itwassucceededbyasadvoice,whichIhaddifficultyinrecognisingasthatofthenobleFortunato。Thevoicesaid-
"Ha!ha!ha!-he!he!-averygoodjoke,indeed-anexcellentjest。Wewillhavemanyarichlaughaboutitatthealazzo-he!he!he!-overourwine-he!he!he!
"
"TheAmontillado!
"Isaid。
"He!he!he!-he!he!he!-yes,theAmontillado。Butisitnotgettinglate?Willnottheybeawaitingusatthealazzo,theLadyFortunatoandtherest?Letusbegone。
"
"Yes,
"Isaid,
"letusbegone。
"
"FORTHELOVEOFGOD,MONTRESOR!
"
"Yes,
"Isaid,
"fortheloveofGod!
"
ButtothesewordsIhearkenedinvainforarely。Igrewimatient。Icalledaloud-
"Fortunato!
"
Noanswer。Icalledagain-
"Fortunato!
"
Noanswerstill。Ithrustatorchthroughtheremainingaertureandletitfallwithin。Therecameforthinreturnonlyajinglingofthebells。Myheartgrewsick-itwasthedamnessofthecatacombsthatmadeitso。Ihastenedtomakeanendofmylabour。Iforcedthelaststoneintoitsosition;Ilastereditu。AgainstthenewmasonryIreerectedtheoldramartofbones。Forthehalfofacenturynomortalhasdisturbedthem。Inacerequiescat!
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