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Chapter 2

           Isn’titadreadfulideathatheshouldhavecriedcried!Whoeverheardofagrownmancryingfromfearnotachild,butamanwhoneverhadcriedbeforeagrownmanofforty-fiveyears.Imaginewhatmusthavebeengoingoninthatman’smindatsuchamoment;whatdreadfulconvulsionshiswholespiritmusthaveendured;itisanoutrageonthesoulthat’swhatitis.Becauseitissaid‘thoushaltnotkill,’ishetobekilledbecausehemurderedsomeoneelse?No,itisnotright,it’sanimpossibletheory.Iassureyou,Isawthesightamonthagoandit’sdancingbeforemyeyestothismoment.Idreamofit,often.”

           Theprincehadgrownanimatedashespoke,andatingeofcoloursuffusedhispaleface,thoughhiswayoftalkingwasasquietasever.Theservantfollowedhiswordswithsympatheticinterest.Clearlyhewasnotatallanxioustobringtheconversationtoanend.Whoknows?Perhapshetoowasamanofimaginationandwithsomecapacityforthought.

           “Well,atalleventsitisagoodthingthatthere’snopainwhenthepoorfellow’sheadfliesoff,”heremarked.

           “Doyouknow,though,”criedtheprincewarmly,“youmadethatremarknow,andeveryonesaysthesamething,andthemachineisdesignedwiththepurposeofavoidingpain,thisguillotineImean;butathoughtcameintomyheadthen:whatifitbeabadplanafterall?Youmaylaughatmyidea,perhapsbutIcouldnothelpitsoccurringtomeallthesame.

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