Thisdreadwasnotexactlyadreadofphysicalevil — — yes, eveninthisfelon’scell, Iamalmostashamedtoown — thattheterrorandhorrorwithwhichtheanimalinspiredme, , morethanonce, tothecharacterofthemarkofwhitehair, ofwhichIhavespoken, , althoughlarge, hadbeenoriginallyveryindefinite; but, byslowdegrees — degreesnearlyimperceptible, andwhichforalongtimemyReasonstruggledtorejectasfanciful — ithad, atlength, — andforthis, aboveall, Iloathed, anddreaded, andwouldhaveridmyselfofthemonsterhadIdared — itwasnow, Isay, theimageofahideous — ofaghastlything — oftheGALLOWS ! — oh, mournfulandterribleengineofHorrorandofCrime — ofAgonyandofDeath !
— whosefellowIhadcontemptuouslydestroyed — abrutebeasttoworkoutforme — formeaman, fashionedintheimageoftheHighGod — somuchofinsufferablewo! Alas! neitherbydaynorbynightknewItheblessingofRestanymore! Duringtheformerthecreatureleftmenomomentalone; and, inthelatter, Istarted, hourly, fromdreamsofunutterablefear, tofindthehotbreathofthethinguponmyface, anditsvastweight —anincarnateNight-MarethatIhadnopowertoshakeoff — incumbenteternallyuponmyheart!
Beneaththepressureoftormentssuchasthese, — ; while, fromthesudden, frequent, andungovernableoutburstsofafurytowhichInowblindlyabandonedmyself, myuncomplainingwife, alas! wasthemostusualandthemostpatientofsufferers.
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