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Chapter 5

           

           Theeyesthesametwoeyesmethis!Themanconcealedinthenichehadalsotakenastepforward.Foronesecondtheystoodfacetoface.

           Suddenlytheprincecaughtthemanbytheshoulderandtwistedhimroundtowardsthelight,sothathemightseehisfacemoreclearly.

           Rogojin’seyesflashed,andasmileofinsanitydistortedhiscountenance.Hisrighthandwasraised,andsomethingglitteredinit.Theprincedidnotthinkoftryingtostopit.Allhecouldrememberafterwardswasthatheseemedtohavecalledout:

           “Parfen!Iwon’tbelieveit.”

           Nextmomentsomethingappearedtoburstopenbeforehim:awonderfulinnerlightilluminatedhissoul.Thislastedperhapshalfasecond,yethedistinctlyrememberedhearingthebeginningofthewail,thestrange,dreadfulwail,whichburstfromhislipsofitsownaccord,andwhichnoeffortofwillonhispartcouldsuppress.

           Nextmomenthewasabsolutelyunconscious;blackdarknessblottedouteverything.

           Hehadfalleninanepilepticfit.

           Asiswellknown,thesefitsoccurinstantaneously.Theface,especiallytheeyes,becometerriblydisfigured,convulsionsseizethelimbs,aterriblecrybreaksfromthesufferer,awailfromwhicheverythinghumanseemstobeblottedout,sothatitisimpossibletobelievethatthemanwhohasjustfallenisthesamewhoemittedthedreadfulcry.Itseemsmoreasthoughsomeotherbeing,insidethestrickenone,hadcried.

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