[The $30000 Bequest and Other Stories by Mark Twain]@TWC D-Link bookThe $30000 Bequest and Other Stories CHAPTER X 88/175
What do you mean by all this? F.Be kind, you say; you, madam, have forgot that kindness you owe to me, and bestowed it upon another; you shall suffer for your conduct when you make your peace with your God.
I would not slay thy unprotected spirit.
I call to Heaven to be my guard and my watch--I would not kill thy soul, in which all once seemed just, right, and perfect; but I must be brief, woman. A.What, talk you of killing? Oh, Farcillo, Farcillo, what is the matter? F.Aye, I do, without doubt; mark what I say, Amelia. A.Then, O God, O Heaven, and Angels, be propitious, and have mercy upon me. F.Amen to that, madam, with all my heart, and with all my soul. A.Farcillo, listen to me one moment; I hope you will not kill me. F.Kill you, aye, that I will; attest it, ye fair host of light, record it, ye dark imps of hell! A.Oh, I fear you--you are fatal when darkness covers your brow; yet I know not why I should fear, since I never wronged you in all my life.
I stand, sir, guiltless before you. F.You pretend to say you are guiltless! Think of thy sins, Amelia; think, oh, think, hidden woman. A.Wherein have I not been true to you? That death is unkind, cruel, and unnatural, that kills for living. F.Peace, and be still while I unfold to thee. A.I will, Farcillo, and while I am thus silent, tell me the cause of such cruel coldness in an hour like this. F.That RING, oh, that ring I so loved, and gave thee as the ring of my heart; the allegiance you took to be faithful, when it was presented; the kisses and smiles with which you honored it.
You became tired of the donor, despised it as a plague, and finally gave it to Malos, the hidden, the vile traitor. A.No, upon my word and honor, I never did; I appeal to the Most High to bear me out in this matter.
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