ofallanytrials;ntainednyuseful
andiortanthintsasation;butitwasnever
egotistianneveralludedtohisownsorrows
danteslistenediringattentiontoallhesaid;soofhis
rerksrrespondedhhealreadykneothesort
ofknotoacquireapartofthe
goodabbesprehensibletohibut;
liketheaurorahenavigatorinnorthelatitudes;opened
neindofthelistener;andgavefantastic
glisesofnejustlytoestitethedelightan
intellectualndedasfaria
alongtheheightsoftruth;uchatho
”youstteachasllpartofyouknoes;”ifonly
topreventyourgroeicanhatsoleaed
apersonasyourselfented
panyofoneasignorantanduninfordasselfifyou
yrequest;iproseyounevertontionanother
iled”alas;boy;”saidhe;”hun
knoits;andwhenihave
taughtyouthetiode
languagesacquainted;youuchasido
selfnonicateto
youthestockofleaingipossess”
”teddantes;”doyoureallybelieveicanacquireall
thesethingsinsoshortati”
”nottheirappliay;to
leaisnottoknoory
kestheone;philosophytheother”
”butcannotoneleaphilosophy”
”philosophycannotbetaught;itistheapplicationofthesciencesto
truth;itislikethegoldencloudinessiahupinto
heaven”
”efirstiana
hurrytobeginitolea”
”everything;”saidtheabbeandthatveryeveningtheprisoners
sketchedaplanofeducation;tobeentereduponthefollowingday
dantespossessedaprodigiousry;binedhanastonishing
quiatheticaltuofhis
ndrenderedhiptatallkindsofcalculation;urally
poeticalfeelingsthreandpleasingveiloverthedryreality
ofarithtietryhe
alreadykneaic
dialectduringvoyagestotheeast;andbytheaidofthesetwo
languagesheeasilyprehendedthenstructionofalltheothers;so
thatattheendofsixnthshebegantospeakspanish;english;and
geinstrictacrdanceisedetotheabbe;dantes
spokenoreofes
leftnorooorsuchthoughts;perhapstherellectionthathehad
pledgedhisfrobr 》
referringinanyonths;
passedbyunheededinonerapidandinstructiveurseattheendof
ayeardantesandantesobserved;hohatfaria;in
spiteofthereliefhissocietyafforded;dailygrehou
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ght
seedinindsotishewould
fallintolongreveries;sighheavilyandinvoluntarily;thensuddenly
rise;and;s;beginpacingthenfinedspaceofhis
dungeononedayhestoppedallatonce;andexclaid;”ah;ifthere
inel”
”thereshallnotbeoneanutelongerthanyouplease;”saiddantes;
hehoughtsasaccuratelyasthough
hisbraininutest
operations
”ihavealreadytoldyou;”ansheabbe;”thatiloathetheideaof
sheddingblood”
”andyettherder;ifyouchoosetocallitso;plya
asureofselfpreservation”
”notteriuldneveragreetoit”
”still;youhavethoughtofit”
”incessantly;alas”criedtheabbe
”andyouhavedisveredaansofregainingourfreedohaveyou
not”askeddanteseagerly
”ihave;ifitoplaceadeafandblindsentinelin
thegallerybeyondus”
”heshallbebothblindanddeaf;”repliedtheyoungn;hanairof
deteationthatdehispanionshudder
”no;no;”criedtheabbe;”iossible”dantesendeavoredtorenehe
subject;theabbeshookhisheadintokenofdisapproval;andrefusedto
keanyfurtherresponsethreenthspassedaway
”areyoustrong”theabbeaskedonedayofdantestheyoungn;in
reply;tookuptheofahorseshoe;and
thenasreadilystraightenedit
”andtothesentry;exceptasalast
resort”
”iproseonhonor”
”then;”saidtheabbe;”ayhopetoputourdesignintoexecution”
”andhoplishingthenecessarywork”
”atleastayear”
”andshallonce”
”atonce”
”ayeartonopurpose”crieddantes
”doyounsiderthelasttonthstohavebeened”askedthe
abbe
”forgive”criedednd;blushingdeeply
”tut;tut”ansanisbutnafterall;andyouare
aboutthebestspee
shoyplan”theabbethenshoade
fortheirescapeitnsistedofaplanofhisohatof
dantes;inthispassageheproposed
todrivealevelastheydoinnes;thislevelhetwo
prisonersiediatelybeneaththegalleryhesentrykeptch;
oncethere;alargeexcavationade;andoneoftheflagstones
pletelyloosenedthatatthe
desiredntiththefeetofthesoldier;who;
stunnedbyhisfall;diatelyboundandgaggedbydantes
beforehehadpooofferanyresistancetheprisonershento
ketheirselves
dotheoutereansoftheabbesladderofrds
danteseyessparkledhjoy;andherubbedhishandshdelightat
theideaofaplansosile;yetapparentlysocertaintosucceed
thatverydaythenersbegantheirlabors;havigorandalacrity
proportionatetotheirlongrestfroatigueandtheirhopesof
ultitesuccessnothinginterruptedtheprogressofthework
exceptthenecessitythateachuingtohiscellin
anticipationofthetukeysvisitstheyhadleaedtodistinguish
thealstierceptiblesoundofhisfootstepsashedescendedtowards
theirdungeons;andhappily;neverfailedofbeingpreparedforhis
ingthefreshearthexcavatedduringtheirpresenth
irelyblockeduptheoldpassage;hrown;bydegrees
andostprecaution;outoftheherfarias
ordantescell;therubbishbeingfirstpulverizedsofinelythatthe
nightittingthesllesttraceto
reinrethanayearhadbeennsudinthisundertaking;theonly
toolsforhhadbeenachisel;aknife;andawoodenlever;faria
stillntinuingtoinstrues
inonelanguage;sotisinanother;atothers;relatingtohihe
historyofnationsandgreatntitotihaverisento
faandtroddenthepathofglory
theabbeanoftheoreover;xedinthefirst
societyoftheday;heelancholydignityes;
thankstotheitativepobynature;easily
acquired;ashatoutenesshehadbefore
beenpossessedexceptbythosewho
havebeenplacedinnstantinterursehpersonsofhighbirthand
breedingattheendoffifteennthsthelevelhe
excavationpletedbeneaththegallery;andthetenuld
distinctlyheartheasuredtreadofthesentinelashepacedtoand
froovertheirheads
pelled;astheyoaanightsufficientlydarktofavor
theirflight;theypttillthat
auspiontshouldarrive;theirgreatestdreadnothe
stohroughedtofallshouldgivewaybefore
itsrightti;andthistheyhadinsoasureprovidedagainstby
proppingitupallbeaeyhaddisveredinthe
hroughheyhadheirescupiedin
arrangingthispieceofained
inedndscellforthepurposeofcuttingapegtosecuretheir
ropeladder;inatoneindicativeofgreatsufferingdantes
hastenedtohisdungeon;standingintheddleof
theroopaleasdeath;hisforeheadstreanghperspiration;and
hishandsclinchedtightlytogether
”graeddantes;”atterhas
happened”
”quickquick”retuedtheabbe;”listentoihavetosay”
danteslookedinfearandthelividuntenanceoffaria;
ircles;
ed
tostandonend
”tell;ibeseechyou;ailsyou”crieddantes;lettinghis
chiselfalltothefloor
”alas;”falteredouttheabbe;”allisovereiaeizedha
terrible;perhapsrtalillness;iis
fastapproay
irisonntthisladyadtsbutofoneredy;iellyou
thatisgointocellasquicklyasyoucan;draoneofthefeet
thatsupportthebed;youhasbeenholloforthe
purposeofntainingasllphialyouherehalffilledh
aredlookingfluidbr
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ingittoorratheo;noiybefound
here;thereforehelpbahestrengthto
dragselfalongwhoknoayhappen;orhoay
last”
inspiteofthegnitudeofthesfortunehussuddenly
frustratedhishopes;dantesdidnotlosehispresenind;but
descendedintothepassage;dragginghisunfortunatepanion;
then;half;henagedtoreachtheabbes
chaer;diatelylaidthesuffereronhisbed
”thanks;”saidthepoorabbe;shiveringasthoughhisveinswerefilled
abouttobeseizedhafitofcatalepsy;
estoitsheightishallprobablyliestillandtionlessasthough
dead;utteringneithersighnorgroanontheotherhand;thesyto
ybeetofallintofearfulnvulsions;
foattheuth;andycriesarenotheard;
foriftheyareitisrethanprobableishouldberevedtoanother
partoftheprison;andequite
tionless;ld;andrigidasarpse;then;andnotbefore;be
yteetheight
totendropsoftheliquotainedinthephialdoythroat;andi
yperhapsrevive”
”perhaps”exclaiddantesingriefstrickentones
”helphelp”criedtheabbe;”iidiei”
sosuddenandviolenthefitthattheunfortunateprisonerwas
unabletopletethesentence;aviolentnvulsionshookhiswhole
fra;hiseyesstartedfroheirsockets;hisuthwasdrawnonone
side;hised;dashedhielf
about;andutteredthestdreadfulcries;es
preventedfroeingheardbyveringhisheadhtheblanketthe
fitlastedtorehelplessthananinfant;andlderand
palerthanrble;repledunder
foot;hefellbaeas
rigidasarpse
edndedextinctinthebodyofhisfriend;then;
takinguptheknife;hehdifficultyforcedopentheclosely
fixedjainisteredtheappointednuerofdrops;and
anxiouslyaangave
nosignofretuinganitiondantesbegantofearhehaddelayedtoo
longereheadnisteredtheredy;and;thrustinghishandsintohis
hair;ntinuedgazingonthelifelessfeaturesofhisfriendatlength
aslightlortingedthelividcheeks;nsciousnessretuedtothe
dull;openeyeballs;afaintsighissuedfrohelips;andthesufferer
deafeebleefforttove
”heissavedheissaved”ofdelight
thesicknyetabletospeak;buthepointedhevident
anxietytohedoordanteslistened;andplainlydistinguishedthe
approachingstepsofthejailerithereforenearsevenoclock;
butedndsanxietyhadputallthoughtsoftioutofhisheadthe
youngnsprangtotheentrance;dartedthroughit;carefullydrawing
thestoneovertheopening;andhurriedtohiscellhehadscarcely
donesobeforethedooropened;andthejailersaheprisonerseated
asusualonthesideofhisbedalstbeforethekeyhadtuedinthe
lock;andbeforethedepartingstepsofthejailerhaddiedawayin
thelongrridorhehadtotraverse;dantes;lessanxiety
n;
hurriedbaber;andraisingthestonebypressing
hisheadagainstit;ansuchfariahad
nohestilllayhelplessand
exhausted
”ididnotexpecttoseeyouagain;”saidhefeebly;todantes
”andan”didyoufancyyourselfdying”
”no;ihadnosuchidebut;knohatall;i
thoughtyoughthavedeyourescape”thedeepgloion
suffusedthecheeksofdantes
”ecapableofthat”
”atleast;”saidtheabbe;”inohanopinionwould
havebeenalas;alasiaearfullyexhaustedanddebilitatedbythis
attack”
”beofgoodcheer;”replieddantes;”yourstrengthu”and
ashespokeheseatedhielfnearthebedbesidefaria;andtookhis
handstheabbeshookhishead
”thelastattackihad;”saidhe;”lastedbuthalfanhour;andafterit
ioveneitherright
arorleg;andheadseeunfortable;hatthere
hasbeenasuffusionofbloodonthebrainthethirdattackher
eparalyzedforlife”
”no;no;”istakenyoudieandyour
thirdattackif;indeed;youshouldhaveanother
libertye;ashis;onlyh
abetterandevery
requisiteassistance”
”goodednd;”ansheabbe;”benotdeceivedtheattackh
hasjustpassedansforevertothewallsofaprisonnone
canflyfrodungeonwalk”
”h;tonths;ifneedbe;and
anrengthueverythingisinreadinessforour
flight;andehooseassoonasyoufeelable
toswewillgo”
”ishallneversagain;”repliedfaria”this
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