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Chapter 53

           WhileIwasconsideringthatsomeonemusthavebeentherelatelyandmustsoonbecomingback,orthecandlewouldnotbeburning,itcameintomyheadtolookifthewickwerelong.Iturnedroundtodoso,andhadtakenupthecandleinmyhand,whenitwasextinguishedbysomeviolentshock;andthenextthingIcomprehendedwas,thatIhadbeencaughtinastrongrunningnoose,thrownovermyheadfrombehind.

           "Now,"saidasuppressedvoicewithanoath,"I’vegotyou!"

           "Whatisthis?"Icried,struggling."Whoisit?Help,help,help!"

           Notonlyweremyarmspulledclosetomysides,butthepressureonmybadarmcausedmeexquisitepain.Sometimes,astrongman’shand,sometimesastrongman’sbreast,wassetagainstmymouthtodeadenmycries,andwithahotbreathalwaysclosetome,Istruggledineffectuallyinthedark,whileIwasfastenedtighttothewall."Andnow,"saidthesuppressedvoicewithanotheroath,"calloutagain,andI’llmakeshortworkofyou!"

           Faintandsickwiththepainofmyinjuredarm,bewilderedbythesurprise,andyetconscioushoweasilythisthreatcouldbeputinexecution,Idesisted,andtriedtoeasemyarmwereiteversolittle.But,itwasboundtootightforthat.Ifeltasif,havingbeenburntbefore,itwerenowbeingboiled.

           Thesuddenexclusionofthenight,andthesubstitutionofblackdarknessinitsplace,warnedmethatthemanhadclosedashutter.

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