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           Itriedtostiflethesesensations;IthoughtthatasIcouldnotsympathizewithhim,Ihadnorighttowithholdfromhimthesmallportionofhappinesswhichwasyetinmypowertobestow.

           "Youswear,"Isaid,"tobeharmless;buthaveyounotalreadyshownadegreeofmalicethatshouldreasonablymakemedistrustyou?Maynoteventhisbeafeintthatwillincreaseyourtriumphbyaffordingawiderscopeforyourrevenge?"

           "Howisthis?Imustnotbetrifledwith,andIdemandananswer.IfIhavenotiesandnoaffections,hatredandvicemustbemyportion;theloveofanotherwilldestroythecauseofmycrimes,andIshallbecomeathingofwhoseexistenceeveryonewillbeignorant.MyvicesarethechildrenofaforcedsolitudethatIabhor,andmyvirtueswillnecessarilyarisewhenIliveincommunionwithanequal.IshallfeeltheaffectionsofasensitivebeingandbecamelinkedtothechainofexistenceandeventsfromwhichIamnowexcluded."

           Ipausedsometimetoreflectonallhehadrelatedandthevariousargumentswhichhehademployed.Ithoughtofthepromiseofvirtueswhichhehaddisplayedontheopeningofhisexistenceandthesubsequentblightofallkindlyfeelingbytheloathingandscornwhichhisprotectorshadmanifestedtowardshim.Hispowerandthreatswerenotomittedinmycalculations;acreaturewhocouldexistintheicecavesoftheglaciersandhidehimselffrompursuitamongtheridgesofinaccessibleprecipiceswasabeingpossessingfacultiesitwouldbevaintocopewith.AfteralongpauseofreflectionIconcludedthatthejusticeduebothtohimandmyfellowcreaturesdemandedofmethatIshouldcomplywithhisrequest.Turningtohim,therefore,Isaid,