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           Iwasaccordinglyconducted,bythemagistrateandseveralotherpersons,totheinn.Icouldnothelpbeingstruckbythestrangecoincidencesthathadtakenplaceduringthiseventfulnight;but,knowingthatIhadbeenconversingwithseveralpersonsintheislandIhadinhabitedaboutthetimethatthebodyhadbeenfound,Iwasperfectlytranquilastotheconsequencesoftheaffair.Ienteredtheroomwherethecorpselayandwasleduptothecoffin.HowcanIdescribemysensationsonbeholdingit?Ifeelyetparchedwithhorror,norcanIreflectonthatterriblemomentwithoutshudderingandagony.Theexamination,thepresenceofthemagistrateandwitnesses,passedlikeadreamfrommymemorywhenIsawthelifelessformofHenryClervalstretchedbeforeme.Igaspedforbreath,andthrowingmyselfonthebody,Iexclaimed,"Havemymurderousmachinationsdeprivedyoualso,mydearestHenry,oflife?TwoIhavealreadydestroyed;othervictimsawaittheirdestiny;butyou,Clerval,myfriend,mybenefactor—"

           ThehumanframecouldnolongersupporttheagoniesthatIendured,andIwascarriedoutoftheroominstrongconvulsions.Afeversucceededtothis.Ilayfortwomonthsonthepointofdeath;myravings,asIafterwardsheard,werefrightful;IcalledmyselfthemurdererofWilliam,ofJustine,andofClerval.SometimesIentreatedmyattendantstoassistmeinthedestructionofthefiendbywhomIwastormented;andatothersIfeltthefingersofthemonsteralreadygraspingmyneck,andscreamedaloudwithagonyandterror.Fortunately,asIspokemynativelanguage,Mr.Kirwinaloneunderstoodme;butmygesturesandbittercriesweresufficienttoaffrighttheotherwitnesses.WhydidInotdie?Moremiserablethanmaneverwasbefore,whydidInotsinkintoforgetfulnessandrest?Deathsnatchesawaymanybloomingchildren,theonlyhopesoftheirdotingparents;howmanybridesandyouthfullovershavebeenonedayinthebloomofhealthandhope,andthenextapreyforwormsandthedecayofthetomb!