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The Abbe’s Chamber.

           Thefreshearthexcavatedduringtheirpresentwork,andwhichwouldhaveentirelyblockeduptheoldpassage,wasthrown,bydegreesandwiththeutmostprecaution,outofthewindowineitherFaria’sorDantes’cell,therubbishbeingfirstpulverizedsofinelythatthenightwindcarrieditfarawaywithoutpermittingthesmallesttracetoremain.Morethanayearhadbeenconsumedinthisundertaking,theonlytoolsforwhichhadbeenachisel,aknife,andawoodenlever;FariastillcontinuingtoinstructDantesbyconversingwithhim,sometimesinonelanguage,sometimesinanother;atothers,relatingtohimthehistoryofnationsandgreatmenwhofromtimetotimehaverisentofameandtroddenthepathofglory.

           Theabbewasamanoftheworld,andhad,moreover,mixedinthefirstsocietyoftheday;heworeanairofmelancholydignitywhichDantes,thankstotheimitativepowersbestowedonhimbynature,easilyacquired,aswellasthatoutwardpolishandpolitenesshehadbeforebeenwantingin,andwhichisseldompossessedexceptbythosewhohavebeenplacedinconstantintercoursewithpersonsofhighbirthandbreeding.Attheendoffifteenmonthsthelevelwasfinished,andtheexcavationcompletedbeneaththegallery,andthetwoworkmencoulddistinctlyhearthemeasuredtreadofthesentinelashepacedtoandfroovertheirheads.

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