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Chapter 5

           

           “Howstrangethatcriminalsseldomswoonatsuchamoment!Onthecontrary,thebrainisespeciallyactive,andworksincessantlyprobablyhard,hard,hardlikeanengineatfullpressure.Iimaginethatvariousthoughtsmustbeatloudandfastthroughhisheadallunfinishedones,andstrange,funnythoughts,verylikely!likethis,forinstance:‘Thatmanislookingatme,andhehasawartonhisforehead!andtheexecutionerhasburstoneofhisbuttons,andthelowestoneisallrusty!’Andmeanwhilehenoticesandrememberseverything.Thereisonepointthatcannotbeforgotten,roundwhicheverythingelsedancesandturnsabout;andbecauseofthispointhecannotfaint,andthislastsuntiltheveryfinalquarterofasecond,whenthewretchedneckisontheblockandthevictimlistensandwaitsandknowsthat’sthepoint,heknowsthatheisjustnowabouttodie,andlistensfortheraspoftheironoverhishead.IfIlaythere,Ishouldcertainlylistenforthatgratingsound,andhearit,too!Therewouldprobablybebutthetenthpartofaninstantlefttohearitin,butonewouldcertainlyhearit.Andimagine,somepeopledeclarethatwhentheheadfliesoffitisconsciousofhavingflownoff!Justimaginewhatathingtorealize!Fancyifconsciousnessweretolastforevenfiveseconds!

           “Drawthescaffoldsothatonlythetopstepoftheladdercomesinclearly.Thecriminalmustbejuststeppingontoit,hisfaceaswhiteasnote-paper.

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