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           OfwhatmaterialswasImadethatIcouldthusresistsomanyshocks,which,liketheturningofthewheel,continuallyrenewedthetorture?

           ButIwasdoomedtoliveandintwomonthsfoundmyselfasawakingfromadream,inaprison,stretchedonawretchedbed,surroundedbyjailers,turnkeys,bolts,andallthemiserableapparatusofadungeon.Itwasmorning,Iremember,whenIthusawoketounderstanding;Ihadforgottentheparticularsofwhathadhappenedandonlyfeltasifsomegreatmisfortunehadsuddenlyoverwhelmedme;butwhenIlookedaroundandsawthebarredwindowsandthesqualidnessoftheroominwhichIwas,allflashedacrossmymemoryandIgroanedbitterly.

           Thissounddisturbedanoldwomanwhowassleepinginachairbesideme.Shewasahirednurse,thewifeofoneoftheturnkeys,andhercountenanceexpressedallthosebadqualitieswhichoftencharacterizethatclass.Thelinesofherfacewerehardandrude,likethatofpersonsaccustomedtoseewithoutsympathizinginsightsofmisery.Hertoneexpressedherentireindifference;sheaddressedmeinEnglish,andthevoicestruckmeasonethatIhadheardduringmysufferings."Areyoubetternow,sir?"saidshe.

           Irepliedinthesamelanguage,withafeeblevoice,"IbelieveIam;butifitbealltrue,ifindeedIdidnotdream,IamsorrythatIamstillalivetofeelthismiseryandhorror."

           "Forthatmatter,"repliedtheoldwoman,"ifyoumeanaboutthegentlemanyoumurdered,Ibelievethatitwerebetterforyouifyouweredead,forIfancyitwillgohardwithyou!However,that’snoneofmybusiness;Iamsenttonurseyouandgetyouwell;Idomydutywithasafeconscience;itwerewellifeverybodydidthesame."