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end there。¨ 

    `You have a strong fancy�察� said the blind man�察�with a smile。 

    `Strengthen yours with blood�察�and see what it will come to。¨ 

    He   groaned�察  �and   rocked   himself�察  �and   looking   up   for   the   first 

time�察�said�察�in a low�察�hollow voice�此�

    `Eight´and´twenty years� �Eight´and´twenty years� �He has never 

changed   in   all   that   time�察  �never   grown   older�察  �nor   altered   in   the 

least   degree。   He   has   been   before   me   in   the   dark   night�察  �and   the 

broad sunny day�察�in the twilight�察�the moonlight�察�the sunlight�察  �the 

light   of   fire�察 �and   lamp�察  �and   candle�察  �and    in  the   deepest    gloom。 

Always the same� �In company�察�in solitude�察�on land�察�on shipboard�察�

sometimes   leaving   me   alone   for   months�察  �and   sometimes   always 



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with me。 I have seen him�察�at sea�察�come gliding in the dead of night 

along  the   bright   reflection   of   the   moon   in   the   calm   water�察  �and   I 

have     seen    him�察   �on   quays     and    market´places�察      �with   his   hand 

uplifted�察�towering�察�the centre of a busy crowd�察�unconscious of the 

terrible form that had its silent stand among them。 Fancy� �Are you 

real�拭 �Am   I�拭  �Are   these   iron   fetters�察  �riveted   on   me   by   the   smith¨s 

hammer�察�or are they fancies I can shatter at a blow�拭� 

    The blind man listened in silence。 

    `Fancy� �Do I fancy that I killed him�拭�Do I fancy that as I left the 

chamber   where   he   lay�察  �I   saw   the   face   of   a   man   peeping   from   a 

dark   door�察  �who   plainly   showed   me   by   his   fearful   looks   that   he 

suspected what I had done�拭�Do I remember that I spoke fairly to 

him!that   I   drew   nearer!nearer   yet!with   the   hot   knife   in   my 

sleeve�拭�Do I fancy how he died�拭�Did he stagger back into the angle 

of the wall into which I had hemmed him�察�and�察�bleeding inwardly�察�

stand�察�not fail�察�a corpse before me�拭�Did I see him�察�for an instant�察�as 

I see you now�察�erect and on his feet!but dead� � 

    The blind man�察�who knew that he  had   risen�察�motioned   him   to 

sit   down   again   upon   his   bedstead�察  �but   he   took   no   notice   of   the 

gesture。 

    `It was then I thought�察�for the first time�察�of fastening the murder 

upon him。 It was then  I   dressed   him   in   my clothes�察  �and  dragged 

him   down   the   back´stairs   to   the   piece   of   water。   Do   I   remember 

listening to the bubbles that came rising up when I had rolled him 

in�拭 �Do  I   remember  wiping  the   water  from   my  face�察�and   because 

the   body  splashed   it  there�察  �in its   descent�察  �feeling   as   if   it must   be 

blood�拭�

    `Did I go home when I had done�拭�And oh�察�my God� �how long it 

took to do� �Did I stand before my wife�察�and tell her�拭�Did I see her 



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fall   upon   the   ground�察  �and�察  �when   I   stooped   to   raise   her�察  �did   she 

thrust   me   back   with   a   force   that   cast   me   off   as   if   I   had   been   a 

child�察�staining the hand with which she clasped my wrist�拭�Is that 

fancy�拭�

    `Did    she   go  down     upon    her   knees�察   �and    call  on   Heaven     to 

witness   that   she   and   her   unborn   child   renounced   me   from   that 

hour�察�and did she�察�in words so solemn that they turned me cold! 

me�察�fresh from the horrors my own hands had made!warn me to 

fly while there was time�察�for though she would be silent�察�being my 

wretched wife�察�she would not shelter me�拭�Did I go forth that night�察�

abjured of God and man�察�and anchored deep in hell�察�to wander at 

my  cable¨s   length  about  the   earth�察  �and surely   be   drawn   down   at 

last�拭� 

    `Why did you return�拭�said the blind man。 

    `Why   is   blood   red�拭  �I   could   no   more   help   it�察  �than   I   could   live 

without breath。 I struggled against the impulse�察  �but  I   was   drawn 

back�察  �through   every   difficult   and   adverse   circumstance�察  �as   by   a 

mighty   engine。   Nothing   could   stop   me。   The   day   and   hour   were 

none of my choice。 Sleeping and waking�察�I had been among the old 

haunts     for   years!had       visited   my   own    grave。   Why     did  I  come 

back�拭�Because this jail was gaping for me�察�and he stood beckoning 

at the door。¨ 

    `You were not known�拭� said the blind man。 

    `I   was a   man   who  had   been   twenty´two  years   dead。 No。   I   was 

not known。¨ 

    `You should have kept your secret better。¨ 

    `My    secret�拭 �Mine�拭     �It  was    a  secret�察  �any   breath    of  air  could 

whisper at its will。 The stars had it in their twinkling�察�the water in 

its flowing�察�the leaves in their rustling�察�the seasons in their return。 



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It lurked in strangers¨ faces�察�and their voices。 Everything had lips 

on which it always trembled。!My secret� � 

    `It   was   revealed   by   your   own   act   at   any   rate�察�   said   the   blind 

man。 

    `The act was not mine。 I did it�察�but it was not mine。 I was forced 

at times to wander round�察�and round�察�and round that spot。 If you 

had chained me up when the fit was on me�察�I should have broken 

away�察    �and    gone    there。   As   truly   as   the   loadstone     draws     iron 

towards it�察�so he�察�lying at the bottom of his grave�察�could draw me 

near him when he would。 Was that fancy�拭�Did I like to go there�察�or 

did I strive and wrestle with the power that forced me�拭� 

    The      blind     man      shrugged       his    shoulders�察     �and     smiled 

incredulously。   The   prisoner   again   resumed   his   old   attitude�察  �and 

for a long time both were mute。 

    `I suppose then�察� said his visitor�察�at length breaking silence�察 �that 

you are penitent and resigned�察�that you desire to make peace with 

everybody  ��in   particular�察  �with  your   wife   who   has   brought   you   to 

this���察  �and   that   you   ask   no   greater   favour   than   to   be   carried   to 

Tyburn as soon as possible�拭�That being the case�察�I had better take 

my leave。 I am not good enough to be company for you。¨ 

    `Have I not told you�察� said the other fiercely�察 �that I have striven 

and wrestled with the power that brought me here�拭�Has my whole 

life�察  �for   eight´and´twenty   years�察  �been   one   perpetual   struggle   and 

resistance�察  �and   do   you   think   I   want   to   lie   down   and   die�拭  �Do   all 

men shrink from death!I most of all� � 

    `That¨s   better   said。   That¨s   better   spoken�察  �Rudge!but   I¨ll   not 

call you that again!than anything you have said yet�察� returned the 

blind   man�察  �speaking   more   familiarly�察  �and   laying   his   hands   upon 

his   arm。  `Lookye�察�I   never  killed   a   man   myself�察  �for   I   have   never 



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been placed in a position that made it worth my while。 Farther�察�I 

am   not   an   advocate   for   killing   men�察  �and   I   don¨t   think   I   should 

recommend         it  or  like   it!for    it¨s  very   hazardous!under          any 

circumstances。        But   as  you   had   the   misfortune     to  get   into  this 

trouble   before   I   made   your   acquaintance�察  �and   as   you   have   been 

my companion�察�and have been of use to me for a long time now�察�I 

overlook   that   part   of   the   matter�察  �and   am   only   anxious   that   you 

shouldn¨t      die   unnecessarily。      Now�察   �I  do   not   consider     that�察 �at 

present�察�it is at all necessary。¨ 

    `What   else   is   left   me�拭�   returned   the   prisoner。   `To   eat   my   way 

through these walls with my teeth�拭� 

    `Something easier than that�察� returned his friend。 `Promise me 

that you will   talk   no more   of  these   fancies   of  yours!idle�察  �foolish 

things�察�quite beneath a man!and I¨ll tell you what I mean。¨ 

    `Tell me�察� said the other。 

    `Your worthy lady with the tender conscience�察�your scrupulous�察�

virtuous�察�punctilious�察�but not blindly affectionate wife!¨ 

    `What of her�拭� 

    `Is now in London。¨ 

    `A curse upon her�察�be she where she may� � 

    `That¨s natural enough。 If she had  taken   her  annuity  as   usual�察�

you would not have been here�察�and we should have been better off。 

But that¨s apart from the business。 She¨s in London。 Scared�察�as I 

suppose�察�and have no doubt�察�by my representation when I waited 

upon her�察�that you were  close  at  hand  ��which  I�察  �of  course�察  �urged 

only  as   an   inducement  to   compliance�察  �knowing   that   she   was   not 

pining to see you���察�she left that place�察�and travelled up to London。¨ 

    `How do you know�拭� 

    `From my friend the noble captain!the illustrious general!the 



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bladder�察�Mr Tappertit。 I learnt from him the last time I saw him�察�

which   was   yesterday�察  �that   your   son   who   is   called   Barnaby!not 

after his father�察�I suppose!¨ 

    `Death� �does that matter now� � 

    `!You   are   impatient�察�   said   the   blind 

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