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The Two Brothers

           

           Endowedwithanironframeandastoutheart,howwouldhehavedisappointedhisenemiesiftheycouldonlyhaveseen,inthedarkcelloftheBuytenhof,hispalefacelitupbythesmileofthemartyr,whoforgetsthedrossofthisearthafterhavingobtainedaglimpseofthebrightgloryofheaven.

           Thewarden,indeed,hadalreadyrecoveredhisfullstrength,muchmoreowingtotheforceofhisownstrongwillthantoactualaid;andhewascalculatinghowlongtheformalitiesofthelawwouldstilldetainhiminprison.

           Thiswasjustattheverymomentwhenthemingledshoutsoftheburgherguardandofthemobwereragingagainstthetwobrothers,andthreateningCaptainTilly,whoservedasaramparttothem.Thisnoise,whichroaredoutsideofthewallsoftheprison,asthesurfdashingagainsttherocks,nowreachedtheearsoftheprisoner.

           But,threateningasitsounded,Corneliusappearednottodeemitworthhiswhiletoinquireafteritscause;nordidhegetuptolookoutofthenarrowgratedwindow,whichgaveaccesstothelightandtothenoiseoftheworldwithout.

           Hewassoabsorbedinhisnever-ceasingpainthatithadalmostbecomeahabitwithhim.Hefeltwithsuchdelightthebondswhichconnectedhisimmortalbeingwithhisperishableframegraduallyloosening,thatitseemedtohimasifhisspirit,freedfromthetrammelsofthebody,werehoveringaboveit,liketheexpiringflamewhichrisesfromthehalf-extinguishedembers.

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