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Chapter 5

           Whenhewaswideawakeandrealizedthetruth,hebecameverysilentandarguednomore—sotheysay;butafterabithesaid:‘Itcomesveryhardononesosuddenly’andthenhewassilentagainandsaidnothing.

           “Thethreeorfourhourswentby,ofcourse,innecessarypreparations—thepriest,breakfast,(coffee,meat,andsomewinetheygavehim;doesn’titseemridiculous?)AndyetIbelievethesepeoplegivethemagoodbreakfastoutofpurekindnessofheart,andbelievethattheyaredoingagoodaction.Thenheisdressed,andthenbeginstheprocessionthroughthetowntothescaffold.Ithinkhe,too,mustfeelthathehasanagetolivestillwhiletheycarthimalong.Probablyhethought,ontheway,‘Oh,Ihavealong,longtimeyet.Threestreetsoflifeyet!Whenwe’vepassedthisstreetthere’llbethatotherone;andthenthatonewherethebaker’sshopisontheright;andwhenshallwegetthere?It’sages,ages!’Aroundhimarecrowdsshouting,yelling—tenthousandfaces,twentythousandeyes.Allthishastobeendured,andespeciallythethought:‘Herearetenthousandmen,andnotoneofthemisgoingtobeexecuted,andyetIamtodie.’Well,allthatispreparatory.

           “Atthescaffoldthereisaladder,andjustthereheburstintotears—andthiswasastrongman,andaterriblywickedone,theysay!Therewasapriestwithhimthewholetime,talking;eveninthecartastheydrovealong,hetalkedandtalked.

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