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Chapter 2

           Iwasinmortalterroroftheyoungmanwhowantedmyheartandliver;Iwasinmortalterrorofmyinterlocutorwiththeironleg;Iwasinmortalterrorofmyself,fromwhomanawfulpromisehadbeenextracted;Ihadnohopeofdeliverancethroughmyall-powerfulsister,whorepulsedmeateveryturn;IamafraidtothinkofwhatImighthavedoneonrequirement,inthesecrecyofmyterror.

           IfIsleptatallthatnight,itwasonlytoimaginemyselfdriftingdowntheriveronastrongspring-tide,totheHulks;aghostlypiratecallingouttomethroughaspeaking-trumpet,asIpassedthegibbet-station,thatIhadbettercomeashoreandbehangedthereatonce,andnotputitoff.Iwasafraidtosleep,evenifIhadbeeninclined,forIknewthatatthefirstfaintdawnofmorningImustrobthepantry.Therewasnodoingitinthenight,fortherewasnogettingalightbyeasyfrictionthen;tohavegotoneImusthavestruckitoutofflintandsteel,andhavemadeanoiseliketheverypiratehimselfrattlinghischains.

           Assoonasthegreatblackvelvetpalloutsidemylittlewindowwasshotwithgray,Igotupandwentdownstairs;everyboardupontheway,andeverycrackineveryboardcallingafterme,"Stopthief!"and"Getup,Mrs.Joe!"Inthepantry,whichwasfarmoreabundantlysuppliedthanusual,owingtotheseason,Iwasverymuchalarmedbyaharehangingupbytheheels,whomIratherthoughtIcaughtwhenmybackwashalfturned,winking

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