[9] , itistrue, afrightfulappearance, , but, asmightbeexpected, , , asiftomyfinalandirrevocableoverthrow, , thanIamthatperversenessisoneoftheprimitiveimpulsesofthehumanheart — oneoftheindivisibleprimaryfaculties, orsentiments, , ahundredtimes, foundhimselfcommittingavileorasillyaction, fornootherreasonthanbecauseheknowsheshouldnot? Havewenotaperpetualinclination, intheteethofourbestjudgment, toviolatethatwhichisLaw, merelybecauseweunderstandittobesuch? Thisspiritofperverseness, Isay, — toofferviolencetoitsownnature — todowrongforthewrong’ssakeonly — , incoolblood, Islippedanooseaboutitsneckandhungittothelimbofatree; —hungitwiththetearsstreamingfrommyeyes, andwiththebitterestremorseatmyheart; —hungitbecauseIknewthatithadlovedme, andbecauseIfeltithadgivenmenoreasonofoffence; — hungitbecauseIknewthatinsodoingIwascommittingasin — adeadlysinthatwouldsojeopardizemyimmortalsoulastoplaceit — ifsuchathingwerepossible —evenbeyondthereachoftheinfinitemercyoftheMostMercifulandMostTerribleGod.
[10] Onthenightofthedayonwhichthiscrueldeedwasdone, , aservant, andmyself, , andIresignedmyselfthenceforwardtodespair.
[11] Iamabovetheweaknessofseekingtoestablishasequenceofcauseandeffect, — , , withoneexception, , notverythick, whichstoodaboutthemiddleofthehouse, , ingreatmeasure, resistedtheactionofthefire — , “strange!” “singular!” andothersimilarexpressions, , asifgraveninbasreliefuponthewhitesurface, ’sneck.
[12] WhenIfirstbeheldthisapparition — forIcouldscarcelyregarditasless —, Iremembered, , thisgardenhadbeenimmediatelyfilledbythecrowd — bysomeoneofwhomtheanimalmusthavebeencutfromthetreeandthrown, throughanopenwindow, -spreadplaster; thelimeofwhich, withtheflames, andtheammoniafromthecarcass, hadthenaccomplishedtheportraitureasIsawit.
[13] AlthoughIthusreadilyaccountedtomyreason, ifnotaltogethertomyconscience, forthestartlingfactjustdetailed, ; and, duringthisperiod, therecamebackintomyspiritahalf-sentimentthatseemed, butwasnot, , andtolookaboutme, amongthevilehauntswhichInowhabituallyfrequented, foranotherpetofthesamespecies, andofsomewhatsimilarappearance, withwhichtosupplyitsplace.
[14] OnenightasIsat, halfstupefied, inadenofmorethaninfamy, myattentionwassuddenlydrawntosomeblackobject, reposingupontheheadofoneoftheimmensehogsheadsofGin, orofRum, , , — averylargeone — fullyaslargeasPluto, ; butthiscathadalarge, althoughindefinitesplotchofwhite, coveringnearlythewholeregionofthebreast.
[15] Uponmytouchinghim, heimmediatelyarose, purredloudly, rubbedagainstmyhand, , then, ; butthispersonmadenoclaimtoit — knewnothingofit — hadneverseenitbefore.
[16] Icontinuedmycaresses, and, whenIpreparedtogohome, ; , andbecameimmediatelyagreatfavoritewithmywife.
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