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Chapter 9
Quiteanexcellentrepastconsistingofrashersandeggs,friedsteakandonions,donetoanicety,delicioushotbreakfastrollsandinvigoratingteahadbeenconsideratelyprovidedbytheauthoritiesfortheconsumptionofthecentralfigureofthetragedywhowasincapitalspiritswhenpreparedfordeathandevincedthekeenestinterestintheproceedingsfrombeginningtoendbuthe,withanabnegationrareintheseourtimes,rosenoblytotheoccasionandexpressedthedyingwish(immediatelyaccededto)thatthemealshouldbedividedinaliquotpartsamongthemembersofthesickandindigentroomkeepers’associationasatokenofhisregardandesteem.Thenecandnonplusultraofemotionwerereachedwhentheblushingbrideelectburstherwaythroughtheserriedranksofthebystandersandflungherselfuponthemuscularbosomofhimwhowasabouttobelaunchedintoeternityforhersake.TheherofoldedherwillowyforminalovingembracemurmuringfondlySheila,myown.Encouragedbythisuseofherchristiannameshekissedpassionatelyallthevarioussuitableareasofhispersonwhichthedecenciesofprisongarbpermittedherardourtoreach.Shesworetohimastheymingledthesaltstreamsoftheirtearsthatshewouldevercherishhismemory,thatshewouldneverforgetherheroboywhowenttohisdeathwithasongonhislipsasifhewerebutgoingtoahurlingmatchinClonturkpark.
