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The Black Spot

Evenashedidso,hereeled,puthishandtohisthroat,stoodswayingforamoment,andthen,withapeculiarsound,fellfromhiswholeheightfaceforemosttothefloor.

Irantohimatonce,callingtomymother.Buthastewasallinvain.Thecaptainhadbeenstruckdeadbythunderingapoplexy.Itisacuriousthingtounderstand,forIhadcertainlyneverlikedtheman,thoughoflateIhadbeguntopityhim,butassoonasIsawthathewasdead,Iburstintoafloodoftears.ItwastheseconddeathIhadknown,andthesorrowofthefirstwasstillfreshinmyheart.