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Chapter 32

           

           Condemnedtodie!He.AndthiswastheendastoSondra.Hecouldfeelit.Farewell."Althoughsheisnevertoseeyouagain."Hethrewhimselfonhiscouchnottoweepbuttoresthefeltsoweary.Lycurgus.FourthLake.BearLake.Laughterkissessmiles.Whatwastohavebeeninthefalloftheprecedingyear.Andnowayearlater.

           ButthenthatyoungJew.Therewassomereligiouschantintowhichhefellwhenhismentaltortureswouldnolongerenduresilence.Andoh,howsad.Manyoftheprisonershadcriedoutagainstit.Andyet,oh,howappropriatenow,somehow.

           "Ihavebeenevil.Ihavebeenunkind.Ihavelied.Oh!Oh!Oh!Ihavebeenunfaithful.Myhearthasbeenwicked.Ihavejoinedwiththosewhohavedoneevilthings.Oh!Oh!Oh!Ihavestolen.Ihavebeenfalse.Ihavebeencruel!Oh!Oh!Oh!"

           AndthevoiceofBigTomRooneysentencedforkillingThomasTighe,arivalforthehandofanunderworldgirl."ForChrist’ssake!Iknowyoufeelbad.ButsodoI.Oh,forGod’ssake,don’tdothat!"

           Clyde,onhiscot,histhoughtsrespondingrhythmicallytothechantoftheJewandjoiningwithhimsilently—"Ihavebeenevil.Ihavebeenunkind.Ihavelied.Oh!Oh!Oh!Ihavebeenunfaithful.Myhearthasbeenwicked.Ihavejoinedwiththosewhohavedoneevilthings.Oh!Oh!Oh!Ihavebeenfalse.Ihavebeencruel.Ihavesoughttomurder.Oh!Oh!Oh!Andforwhat?Avainimpossibledream!Oh!Oh!Oh!...Oh!Oh!Oh!..

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