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Captivity: The Fifth Day

           "‘Yourdeath?’saidhe;‘oh,no,youaretoocharmingamistresstoallowmetoconsenttoloseyouthus,afterIhavehadthehappinesstopossessyouonlyasingletime.Adieu,mycharmer;Iwillwaittopayyoumynextvisittillyouareinabetterhumor.’

           "Atthesewordsheblewawhistle;theglobeoffirewhichlightedtheroomreascendedanddisappeared.Ifoundmyselfagainincompletedarkness.Thesamenoiseofadooropeningandshuttingwasrepeatedtheinstantafterward;theflamingglobedescendedafresh,andIwascompletelyalone.

           "Thismomentwasfrightful;ifIhadanydoubtsastomymisfortune,thesedoubtshadvanishedinanoverwhelmingreality.IwasinthepowerofamanwhomInotonlydetested,butdespisedofamancapableofanything,andwhohadalreadygivenmeafatalproofofwhathewasabletodo."

           "Butwho,thenwasthisman?"askedFelton.

           "Ipassedthenightonachair,startingattheleastnoise,fortowardmidnightthelampwentout,andIwasagainindarkness.Butthenightpassedawaywithoutanyfreshattemptonthepartofmypersecutor.Daycame;thetablehaddisappeared,onlyIhadstilltheknifeinmyhand.

           "Thisknifewasmyonlyhope.

           "Iwaswornoutwithfatigue.Sleeplessnessinflamedmyeyes;Ihadnotdaredtosleepasingleinstant.Thelightofdayreassuredme;Iwentandthrewmyselfonthebed,withoutpartingwiththeemancipatingknife,whichIconcealedundermypillow.

           "WhenIawoke,afreshmealwasserved.

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