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第31章 The Cask of Amontillado（第2页）

"Itisfartheron，"saidI，"butobservethehichgleamsfromthesewalls。"

&owardsmeaomyeyeswithtwofilmyorbsthatdistilledtherheumofintoxi。

";heaskedatlength。

";Ireplied，"Howlonghaveyouhadthatcough!"

"Ugh!ugh!ugh!-ugh!ugh!ugh!-ugh!ugh!ugh!-ugh!ugh!ugh!

-ugh!ugh!ugh!"

Mypoorfriendfounditimpossibletoreplyformanyminutes。

"Itisnothing，"hesaidatlast。

"e，"Isaid，withde，"wewillgoback;yourhealthisprecious。Youarerich，respected，admired，beloved;youarehappyasonceIwas。Youareamantobemissed。Formeitisnomatter。Wewillgoback;youwillbeillandIotberespohereisLuchresi-"

"Enough，"hesaid，"thecoughisamerenothing;itwillnotkillme。Ishallnotdieofacough。"

"True-true，"Ireplied，"and，indeed，Ihadiyouunnecessarily-butyoushoulduseallproper。AdraughtofthisMedocwilldefendusfromthedamps。"

HereIkheneckofabottlewhichIdrewfromalongrowofitsfelloonthemould。

"Drink，"Isaid，presentinghimthewine。

Heraisedittohislipswithaleer。Hepausedaomefamiliarly，whilehisbellsji;Idrink，"hesaid，"totheburiedthatreposearoundus。"

"AndItlife。"

&ookmyarmandweproceeded。

"Thesevaults，"hesaid，"areexte;

"TheMontresors，"Ireplied，&qureatandnumerousfamily。"

&quetyourarms。"

"Ahugehumanfootd'or，inafieldazure;thefootcrushesaserpentrampantwhosefangsareimbeddedi;

"Ao?"

"Nemomeimpu。"

"Good!"hesaid。

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"The;Isaid，"see，itihangslikemossupos。Wearebelowtheriver'sbed。Thedropsofmoisturetrigthebones。e，wewillgobackereitistoolate。Yh-"

"Itisnothing，"hesaid，"letusgoon。Butfirst，aoftheMedoc。"

IbrokeandreachedhimaflagonofDeGrave。Heemptieditatabreath。Hiseyesflashedwithafiercelight。HelaughedatleupwardswithagestiIdidand。

Ilookedathiminsurprise。Herepeatedthemovement-agrotesqueone。

"Youdonotprehend?"hesaid。

"NotI，"Ireplied。