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The Place of Death

           AtlastweweredrawingneartothewonderfulminesthathadbeenthecauseofthemiserabledeathoftheoldPortugueseDomthreecenturiesago,ofmypoorfriend,hisill-starreddescendant,andalso,aswefeared,ofGeorgeCurtis,SirHenry’sbrother. Werewedestined,afterallthatwehadgonethrough,tofareanybetter? Evilbefellthem,asthatoldfiendGagoolsaid; woulditalsobefallus? Somehow,asweweremarchingupthatlaststretchofbeautifulroad,Icouldnothelpfeelingalittlesuperstitiousaboutthematter,andsoIthinkdidGoodandSirHenry. 

           Foranhourandahalformorewetrampedonuptheheather-fringedway, goingsofastinourexcitementthatthebearersofGagool’shammockcouldscarcelykeeppacewithus,anditsoccupantpipedouttoustostop. 

           "Walkmoreslowly,whitemen,"shesaid,projectingherhideousshrivelledcountenancebetweenthegrasscurtains,andfixinghergleamingeyesuponus; "whywillyeruntomeettheevilthatshallbefallyou,yeseekersaftertreasure?" andshelaughedthathorriblelaughwhichalwayssentacoldshiverdownmyback, andforawhilequitetooktheenthusiasmoutofus. 

           However,onwewent,tillwesawbeforeus,andbetweenourselvesandthepeak,avastcircularholewithslopingsides,threehundredfeetormoreindepth,andquitehalfamileround. 

           "Can’tyouguesswhatthisis?"IsaidtoSirHenryandGood,whowerestaringinastonishmentattheawfulpitbeforeus. 

           Theyshooktheirheads. 

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