巖島奇遇 An Adventure on Island Rock02 (第6/24頁)
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uldscarcelyregarditasless-mywonderandmyterrorwereextreme.Butatlengthrefectioncametomyaid.Thecat,Iremembered,hadbeenhunginagardenadjacenttothehouse.Uonthealarmoffre,thisgardenhadbeenimmediatelyfilledbythecrowd-bysomeoneofwhomtheanimalmusthavebeencutfromthetreeandthrown,throughanoenwindow,intomychamber.Thishadrobablybeendonewiththeviewofarousingmefromslee.Thefallingofotherwallshadcomressedthevictimofmycrueltyintothesubstanceofthefreshly-sreadlaster;thelimeofwhich,hadthenwiththefames,andtheammoniafromthecarcass,accomlishedtheortraitureasIsawit.
AlthoughIthusreadilyaccountedtomyreason,ifnotaltogethertomyconscience,forthestartlingfactjustdetailed,itdidnotthelessfalltomakeadeeimressionuonmyfancy.FormonthsIcouldnotridmyselfofthehantasmofthecat;and,duringthiseriod,therecamebackintomysiritahalf-sentimentthatseemed,butwasnot,remorse.Iwentsofarastoregretthelossoftheanimal,andtolookaboutme,amongthevilehauntswhichInowhabituallyfrequented,foranotheretofthesamesecies,andofsomewhatsimilaraearan