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Chapter 5

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           Theother,alwaysworkingandworkinghisdrylipsandturninghiseyesrestlesslyabouthimfarandnear,didatlastturnthemforamomentonthespeaker,withthewords,"Youarenotmuchtolookat,"andwithahalf-tauntingglanceattheboundhands.Atthatpoint,myconvictbecamesofranticallyexasperated,thathewouldhaverusheduponhimbutfortheinterpositionofthesoldiers."Didn’tItellyou,"saidtheotherconvictthen,"thathewouldmurderme,ifhecould?"Andanyonecouldseethatheshookwithfear,andthattherebrokeoutuponhislipscuriouswhiteflakes,likethinsnow.

           "Enoughofthisparley,"saidthesergeant."Lightthosetorches."

           Asoneofthesoldiers,whocarriedabasketinlieuofagun,wentdownonhiskneetoopenit,myconvictlookedroundhimforthefirsttime,andsawme.IhadalightedfromJoe’sbackonthebrinkoftheditchwhenwecameup,andhadnotmovedsince.Ilookedathimeagerlywhenhelookedatme,andslightlymovedmyhandsandshookmyhead.IhadbeenwaitingforhimtoseemethatImighttrytoassurehimofmyinnocence.Itwasnotatallexpressedtomethatheevencomprehendedmyintention,forhegavemealookthatIdidnotunderstand,anditallpassedinamoment.Butifhehadlookedatmeforanhourorforaday,Icouldnothaverememberedhisfaceeverafterwards,ashavingbeenmoreattentive.

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