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Chapter 5

           YourgreatphilosophicalideaofagrandlifeinaprisonandyourfourhappyyearsinthatSwissvillagearelikethis,rather,”saidAglaya.

           “Astolifeinaprison,ofcoursetheremaybetwoopinions,”saidtheprince.“IonceheardthestoryofamanwholivedtwelveyearsinaprisonIhearditfromthemanhimself.Hewasoneofthepersonsundertreatmentwithmyprofessor;hehadfits,andattacksofmelancholy,thenhewouldweep,andoncehetriedtocommitsuicide.Hislifeinprisonwassadenough;hisonlyacquaintanceswerespidersandatreethatgrewoutsidehisgratingbutIthinkIhadbettertellyouofanothermanImetlastyear.Therewasaverystrangefeatureinthiscase,strangebecauseofitsextremelyrareoccurrence.Thismanhadoncebeenbroughttothescaffoldincompanywithseveralothers,andhadhadthesentenceofdeathbyshootingpasseduponhimforsomepoliticalcrime.Twentyminuteslaterhehadbeenreprievedandsomeotherpunishmentsubstituted;buttheintervalbetweenthetwosentences,twentyminutes,oratleastaquarterofanhour,hadbeenpassedinthecertaintythatwithinafewminuteshemustdie.Iwasveryanxioustohearhimspeakofhisimpressionsduringthatdreadfultime,andIseveraltimesinquiredofhimastowhathethoughtandfelt.Herememberedeverythingwiththemostaccurateandextraordinarydistinctness,anddeclaredthathewouldneverforgetasingleiotaoftheexperience.

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