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Chapter 5

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           “Oh,youshalltellusabouttheBaslepictureanothertime;nowwemusthaveallabouttheexecution,”saidAdelaida.“Tellusaboutthatfaceasitappearedtoyourimagination—howshoulditbedrawn?—justthefacealone,doyoumean?”

           “Itwasjustaminutebeforetheexecution,”begantheprince,readily,carriedawaybytherecollectionandevidentlyforgettingeverythingelseinamoment;“justattheinstantwhenhesteppedofftheladderontothescaffold.Hehappenedtolookinmydirection:Isawhiseyesandunderstoodall,atonce—buthowamItodescribeit?Idosowishyouorsomebodyelsecoulddrawit,you,ifpossible.Ithoughtatthetimewhatapictureitwouldmake.Youmustimagineallthatwentbefore,ofcourse,all—all.Hehadlivedintheprisonforsometimeandhadnotexpectedthattheexecutionwouldtakeplaceforatleastaweekyet—hehadcountedonalltheformalitiesandsoontakingtime;butitsohappenedthathispapershadbeengotreadyquickly.Atfiveo’clockinthemorninghewasasleep—itwasOctober,andatfiveinthemorningitwascoldanddark.Thegovernoroftheprisoncomesinontip-toeandtouchesthesleepingman’sshouldergently.Hestartsup.‘Whatisit?’hesays.‘Theexecutionisfixedforteno’clock.’Hewasonlyjustawake,andwouldnotbelieveatfirst,butbegantoarguethathispaperswouldnotbeoutforaweek,andsoon.

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