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Chapter 2

           Butinthecaseofanexecution,thatlasthopehavingwhichitissoimmeasurablylessdreadfultodie,istakenawayfromthewretchandcertaintysubstitutedinitsplace!Thereishissentence,andwithitthatterriblecertaintythathecannotpossiblyescapedeathwhich,Iconsider,mustbethemostdreadfulanguishintheworld.Youmayplaceasoldierbeforeacannon’smouthinbattle,andfireuponhimandhewillstillhope.Butreadtothatsamesoldierhisdeath-sentence,andhewilleithergomadorburstintotears.Whodarestosaythatanymancansufferthiswithoutgoingmad?No,no!itisanabuse,ashame,itisunnecessarywhyshouldsuchathingexist?Doubtlesstheremaybemenwhohavebeensentenced,whohavesufferedthismentalanguishforawhileandthenhavebeenreprieved;perhapssuchmenmayhavebeenabletorelatetheirfeelingsafterwards.OurLordChristspokeofthisanguishanddread.No!no!no!Nomanshouldbetreatedso,noman,noman!”

           Theservant,thoughofcoursehecouldnothaveexpressedallthisastheprincedid,stillclearlyenteredintoitandwasgreatlyconciliated,aswasevidentfromtheincreasedamiabilityofhisexpression.“Ifyouarereallyveryanxiousforasmoke,”heremarked,“Ithinkitmightpossiblybemanaged,ifyouareveryquickaboutit.Youseetheymightcomeoutandinquireforyou,andyouwouldn’tbeonthespot.Youseethatdoorthere?Gointhereandyou’llfindalittleroomontheright;youcansmokethere,onlyopenthewindow,becauseIoughtnottoallowitreally,and.

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