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Chapter 53

           Aftergropingaboutforalittle,hefoundtheflintandsteelhewanted,andbegantostrikealight.Istrainedmysightuponthesparksthatfellamongthetinder,anduponwhichhebreathedandbreathed,matchinhand,butIcouldonlyseehislips,andthebluepointofthematch;eventhosebutfitfully.Thetinderwasdampnowonderthereandoneafteranotherthesparksdiedout.

           Themanwasinnohurry,andstruckagainwiththeflintandsteel.Asthesparksfellthickandbrightabouthim,Icouldseehishands,andtouchesofhisface,andcouldmakeoutthathewasseatedandbendingoverthetable;butnothingmore.PresentlyIsawhisbluelipsagain,breathingonthetinder,andthenaflareoflightflashedup,andshowedmeOrlick.

           WhomIhadlookedfor,Idon’tknow.Ihadnotlookedforhim.Seeinghim,IfeltthatIwasinadangerousstraitindeed,andIkeptmyeyesuponhim.

           Helightedthecandlefromtheflaringmatchwithgreatdeliberation,anddroppedthematch,andtroditout.Thenheputthecandleawayfromhimonthetable,sothathecouldseeme,andsatwithhisarmsfoldedonthetableandlookedatme.ImadeoutthatIwasfastenedtoastoutperpendicularladderafewinchesfromthewallafixturetherethemeansofascenttotheloftabove.

           "Now,"saidhe,whenwehadsurveyedoneanotherforsometime,"I’vegotyou."

           "Unbindme.Letmego!"

           "Ah!"hereturned,"I’llletyougo.

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