"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。
Thewinesparkledihebellsjingled。MyownfancygreiththeMedoc。assedthroughlongiledbohdpuermingling,irecessesofthebs。Ipausedagain,andthistimeImadeboldtoseizeFortunatobyanarmabovetheelbow。
"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。