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Chapter 4

           Andalwaysitwasdynamite,dynamite,“Whereisthedynamite?”andtherewasnodynamite.Why,towardthelastIwouldhavegivenalargeportionofmyimmortalsoulforafewpoundsofdynamitetowhichIcouldconfess.

           Idonotknowhowmanychairswerebrokenbymybody.Ifaintedtimeswithoutnumber,andtowardthelastthewholethingbecamenightmarish.Iwashalf-carried,half-shovedanddraggedbacktothedark.There,whenIbecameconscious,Ifoundastoolinmydungeon.Hewasapallid-faced,littledope-fiendofashort-timerwhowoulddoanythingtoobtainthedrug.AssoonasIrecognizedhimIcrawledtothegratingandshoutedoutalongthecorridor:

           “Thereisastoolinwithme,fellows!He’sIgnatiusIrvine!Watchoutwhatyousay!”

           TheoutburstofimprecationsthatwentupwouldhaveshakenthefortitudeofabravermanthanIgnatiusIrvine.Hewaspitifulinhisterror,whileallabouthim,roaringlikebeasts,thepain-rackedliferstoldhimwhatawfulthingstheywoulddotohimintheyearsthatweretocome.

           Hadtherebeensecrets,thepresenceofastoolinthedungeonswouldhavekeptthemenquiet,Asitwas,havingallsworntotellthetruth,theytalkedopenlybeforeIgnatiusIrvine.Theonegreatpuzzlewasthedynamite,ofwhichtheywereasmuchinthedarkaswasI.Theyappealedtome.

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