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           ButIhadsufferedhimtodepart,andhehaddirectedhiscoursetowardsthemainland.Ishudderedtothinkwhomightbethenextvictimsacrificedtohisinsatiaterevenge.AndthenIthoughtagainofhiswords—"IWILLBEWITHYOUONYOURWEDDING-NIGHT."That,then,wastheperiodfixedforthefulfillmentofmydestiny.InthathourIshoulddieandatoncesatisfyandextinguishhismalice.Theprospectdidnotmovemetofear;yetwhenIthoughtofmybelovedElizabeth,ofhertearsandendlesssorrow,whensheshouldfindherloversobarbarouslysnatchedfromher,tears,thefirstIhadshedformanymonths,streamedfrommyeyes,andIresolvednottofallbeforemyenemywithoutabitterstruggle.

           Thenightpassedaway,andthesunrosefromtheocean;myfeelingsbecamecalmer,ifitmaybecalledcalmnesswhentheviolenceofragesinksintothedepthsofdespair.Ileftthehouse,thehorridsceneofthelastnight’scontention,andwalkedonthebeachofthesea,whichIalmostregardedasaninsuperablebarrierbetweenmeandmyfellowcreatures;nay,awishthatsuchshouldprovethefactstoleacrossme.

           IdesiredthatImightpassmylifeonthatbarrenrock,wearily,itistrue,butuninterruptedbyanysuddenshockofmisery.IfIreturned,itwastobesacrificedortoseethosewhomImostloveddieunderthegraspofadaemonwhomIhadmyselfcreated.

           Iwalkedabouttheislelikearestlessspectre,separatedfromallitlovedandmiserableintheseparation.Whenitbecamenoon,andthesunrosehigher,Ilaydownonthegrassandwasoverpoweredbyadeepsleep.Ihadbeenawakethewholeoftheprecedingnight,mynerveswereagitated,andmyeyesinflamedbywatchingandmisery.ThesleepintowhichInowsankrefreshedme;