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Chapter 5

           

           “Oh,youshalltellusabouttheBaslepictureanothertime;nowwemusthaveallabouttheexecution,”saidAdelaida.“Tellusaboutthatfaceasitappearedtoyourimaginationhowshoulditbedrawn?justthefacealone,doyoumean?”

           “Itwasjustaminutebeforetheexecution,”begantheprince,readily,carriedawaybytherecollectionandevidentlyforgettingeverythingelseinamoment;“justattheinstantwhenhesteppedofftheladderontothescaffold.Hehappenedtolookinmydirection:Isawhiseyesandunderstoodall,atoncebuthowamItodescribeit?Idosowishyouorsomebodyelsecoulddrawit,you,ifpossible.Ithoughtatthetimewhatapictureitwouldmake.Youmustimagineallthatwentbefore,ofcourse,allall.Hehadlivedintheprisonforsometimeandhadnotexpectedthattheexecutionwouldtakeplaceforatleastaweekyethehadcountedonalltheformalitiesandsoontakingtime;butitsohappenedthathispapershadbeengotreadyquickly.Atfiveo’clockinthemorninghewasasleepitwasOctober,andatfiveinthemorningitwascoldanddark.Thegovernoroftheprisoncomesinontip-toeandtouchesthesleepingman’sshouldergently.Hestartsup.‘Whatisit?’hesays.‘Theexecutionisfixedforteno’clock.’Hewasonlyjustawake,andwouldnotbelieveatfirst,butbegantoarguethathispaperswouldnotbeoutforaweek,andsoon.

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