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           Thereaderwillrememberthatthismark,althoughlarge,hadbeenoriginallyveryindefinite; but,byslowdegreesdegreesnearlyimperceptible,andwhichforalongtimemyReasonstruggledtorejectasfanciful ithad,atlength,assumedarigorousdistinctnessofoutline. ItwasnowtherepresentationofanobjectthatIshuddertonameandforthis,aboveall,Iloathed,anddreaded, andwouldhaveridmyselfofthemonsterhadIdared itwasnow,Isay,theimageofahideousofaghastlythingoftheGALLOWS! oh,mournfulandterribleengineofHorrorandofCrimeofAgonyandofDeath! 

           AndnowwasIindeedwretchedbeyondthewretchednessofmereHumanity. AndabrutebeastwhosefellowIhadcontemptuouslydestroyedabrutebeasttoworkoutforme formeaman,fashionedintheimageoftheHighGodsomuchofinsufferablewo!Alas! neitherbydaynorbynightknewItheblessingofRestanymore! Duringtheformerthecreatureleftmenomomentalone; and,inthelatter,Istarted,hourly,fromdreamsofunutterablefear,tofindthehotbreathofthethinguponmyface,anditsvastweight anincarnateNight-MarethatIhadnopowertoshakeoffincumbenteternallyuponmyheart! 

           Beneaththepressureoftormentssuchasthese,thefeebleremnantofthegoodwithinmesuccumbed. Evilthoughtsbecamemysoleintimatesthedarkestandmostevilofthoughts. 

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