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    台湾小说网  www.192.tw小说站  www.xsz.tw栗子网  www.lizi.twgofindescribablepleasure.hehad

    oftehatshiphroughhavingeagerly

    devouredtooondreplathetablethebreadhewas

    abouttodevour,auedtohisuchhedidnotodie.he

    soohathisideasbecaagaiedheuldthink,and

    strengthenhisthoughtsbyreasoning.thenhesaidtohielf,”ist

    putthistothetest,butprosinganybody.ifitisa

    an,iknockagainsttheowork,

    iofindoutashis

    occupationissanedbythegoveor,heeit.if,on

    thentrary,itisaprisohenoiseikehihewill

    cease,andnotbeginagainuntilhethinkseveryoneisasleep.”

    edndroseagain,butthistihislegsdidnottrele,andhissight

    toaerofhisdungeoachedastone,and

    e.hestruckthrice.

    atthefirstbloagic.

    edndlisteently;anhourpassed,twohourspassed,andnosound

    thethere.

    fullofhope,edndsouthfulsofbreadander,

    and,thankstothevigorofhisnstitution,foundhielfwellnigh

    revered.

    thedaypassedaehoutrecurrenceof

    thenoise.

    ”itisaprisoner,”saidedndjoyfully.thenightpassedinperfect

    silence.ednddidnotclosehiseyes.

    ihejailerbroughthireshprovisionshehadalready

    devouredthoseofthepreviousday;heatetheselisteninganxiouslyfor

    thesound,heironbarsof

    theloophole,restvigorandagilitytohislisbyexercise,and

    sopreparinghielfforhisfuturedestiny.atintervalshelistened

    toleaifthenoisehadnotbegunagain,aientatthe

    prudeheprisuesshehadbeendisturbedbya

    self.

    threedayspassedseventytedioushoursedoff

    bynutes

    atlengthoneevening,asthejailerforthelastti

    thatnight,dantes,eatthewall,

    faaones.he

    vedaollecthisthoughts,and

    thenbadlistened.

    thetterethiher

    sideoftheheprisonerhaddisveredthedanger,andhad

    substitutedaleverforachisel.

    enuragedbythisdisvery,ederoassistthe

    iigablelaborer.hebeganbyvinghisbed,andlookedaround

    foranythingoist

    t,anddisplaceastone.

    hesaent,theing

    selfofitssolidity.all

    hisfuiturensistedofabed,achair,atable,apail,andajug.

    thebedhadironclas,buttheyothewould

    haverequiredascreoff.thetableandchair

    hadnothing,thepailhadoncepossessedahathathadbeen

    reved.

    danteshadbutoneresource,obreakthejug,andhoneof

    thesharpfragntsattackthethejugfallonthefloor,

    anditbrokeinpieces.

    dantesncealedtentsinhisbed,

    leavionthefloor.thebreakingofhisjugoonatural

    anaondhadallthenighttoworkin,

    butinthedarknessheuldnotdodhesoohathewas

    ethingveryhard;hepushedbackhisbed,anded

    forday.

    allnightheheardthesubterraneanan,inehis

    e,thejailerentered.daoldhihatthejughad

    fallenfroishandshejailer

    grulinglytofetother,selfthetroubleto

    revethefragntsofthebrokenouedspeedily,advised

    theprisooberecareful,aed.

    dantesheardjoyfullythekeygrateinthelock;helisteilthe

    soundofstepsdiedahen,hastilydisplaghisbed,saw

    bythefaintlightthatperatedintohiscell,thathehadlabored

    uselesslythepreviouseveninginattagthestoeadof

    revingtheplasterthatsurrou.

    thedahadrefriable,anddantesobreakit

    offinsllrsels,itistrue,butattheendofhalfanhourhehad

    sathetighthavecalculatedthatin

    thattherountered,apassagety

    feetlongandtightbeford.

    theprisonerreproachedhielfployedthehours

    hehadpassedinvainhopes,prayer,anddespondency.duringthesix

    yearsthathehadbeenirisoned,ighthenothaveacplished

    inthreedayshehadsuoving

    thet,andexposioneh

    stones,angogivestrengthtothestructure,blocksofhewn

    stonebedded.ithesehehadunvered,

    andustrevefrotssocket.

    darovetodothishhisnails,buttheyoohe

    fragntsofthejugbroke,andafteranhourofuselesstoil,he

    paused.

    obethusstoppedatthebeginning,andoinactive

    untilhisfelloanhadpletedhistasksuddenlyanidea

    ohesled,andtheperspirationdriedonhisforehead.

    thejaileraldantessoupinanironsau;this

    sauntainedsoupforbothprisoners,fordanteshadnoticedthat

    itpty,agasthetukeygave

    ittohirtohispanionfirst.

    thehahissauesen

    yearsofhislifeinexgeforit.

    thejaileredtopourthesofthesauinto

    dantesplate,anddantes,aftereatinghissouphawoodenspoon,

    heplate,husservedforeveryday.nohenevening

    tesputhisplateonthegrouhedoor;thejailer,ashe

    eeppedonitandbrokeit.

    thistiheuldnotbladantes.heoleaveitthere,but

    thejailer.

    thejailer,therefore,onlygruled.thenhelookedaboutforsothing

    topourthesoupinto;dairedinnerservisistedofone

    platethereeative.

    ”leavethesau,”saiddantes;”youtakeitawaywheny

    breakfast.”thisadviceothejailerstaste,asitspared

    hihene

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