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Chapter 19
Itwas,indeed,afilthyprocessinwhichIwasengaged.Duringmyfirstexperiment,akindofenthusiasticfrenzyhadblindedmetothehorrorofmyemployment;mymindwasintentlyfixedontheconsummationofmylabour,andmyeyeswereshuttothehorrorofmyproceedings.ButnowIwenttoitincoldblood,andmyheartoftensickenedattheworkofmyhands.
Thussituated,employedinthemostdetestableoccupation,immersedinasolitudewherenothingcouldforaninstantcallmyattentionfromtheactualsceneinwhichIwasengaged,myspiritsbecameunequal;Igrewrestlessandnervous.EverymomentIfearedtomeetmypersecutor.SometimesIsatwithmyeyesfixedontheground,fearingtoraisethemlesttheyshouldencountertheobjectwhichIsomuchdreadedtobehold.Ifearedtowanderfromthesightofmyfellowcreatureslestwhenaloneheshouldcometoclaimhiscompanion.
InthemeantimeIworkedon,andmylabourwasalreadyconsiderablyadvanced.Ilookedtowardsitscompletionwithatremulousandeagerhope,whichIdarednottrustmyselftoquestionbutwhichwasintermixedwithobscureforebodingsofevilthatmademyheartsickeninmybosom.