[6] Ourfriendshiplasted, inthismanner, forseveralyears, duringwhichmygeneraltemperamentandcharacter — throughtheinstrumentalityoftheFiendIntemperance —had (Iblushtoconfessit) , daybyday, moremoody, moreirritable, , , ofcourse, , , however, Istillretainedsufficientregardtorestrainmefrommaltreatinghim, asImadenoscrupleofmaltreatingtherabbits, themonkey, oreventhedog, whenbyaccident, orthroughaffection, — forwhatdiseaseislikeAlcohol! — andatlengthevenPluto, whowasnowbecomingold, andconsequentlysomewhatpeevish — evenPlutobegantoexperiencetheeffectsofmyilltemper.
[7] Onenight, returninghome, muchintoxicated, fromoneofmyhauntsabouttown, ; when, inhisfrightatmyviolence, , atonce, totakeitsflightfrommybody; andamorethanfiendishmalevolence, gin-nurtured, -pocketapen-knife, openedit, graspedthepoorbeastbythethroat, anddeliberatelycutoneofitseyesfromthesocket! Iblush, Iburn, Ishudder, whileIpenthedamnableatrocity.
[8] Whenreasonreturnedwiththemorning — whenIhadsleptoffthefumesofthenight’sdebauch — Iexperiencedasentimenthalfofhorror, halfofremorse, forthecrimeofwhichIhadbeenguilty; butitwas, atbest, afeebleandequivocalfeeling, , andsoondrownedinwineallmemoryofthedeed.
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