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Captivity: The Fifth Day

           "Atable,withtwocovers,bearingasupperreadyprepared,stood,asifbymagic,inthemiddleoftheapartment.

           "Thatmanwashewhohadpursuedmeduringawholeyear,whohadvowedmydishonor,andwho,bythefirstwordsthatissuedfromhismouth,gavemetounderstandhehadaccomplishedittheprecedingnight."

           "Scoundrel!"murmuredFelton.

           "Oh,yes,scoundrel!"criedMilady,seeingtheinterestwhichtheyoungofficer,whosesoulseemedtohangonherlips,tookinthisstrangerecital."Oh,yes,scoundrel!Hebelieved,havingtriumphedovermeinmysleep,thatallwascompleted.Hecame,hopingthatIwouldacceptmyshame,asmyshamewasconsummated;hecametoofferhisfortuneinexchangeformylove.

           "Allthattheheartofawomancouldcontainofhaughtycontemptanddisdainfulwords,Ipouredoutuponthisman.Doubtlesshewasaccustomedtosuchreproaches,forhelistenedtomecalmandsmiling,withhisarmscrossedoverhisbreast.Then,whenhethoughtIhadsaidall,headvancedtowardme;Isprangtowardthetable,Iseizedaknife,Iplacedittomybreast.

           "Takeonestepmore,"saidI,"andinadditiontomydishonor,youshallhavemydeathtoreproachyourselfwith."

           "Therewas,nodoubt,inmylook,myvoice,mywholeperson,thatsincerityofgesture,ofattitude,ofaccent,whichcarriesconvictiontothemostperverseminds,forhepaused.

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