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第31章 the cak f antild（第2页）
"Ihavenoengagement，-come。
"
"Myfriend，no。Itisnottheengagement，buttheseverecoldwithwhichIerceiveyouareafflicted。Thevaultsareinsufferablydam。Theyareencrustedwithnitre。
"
"Letusgo，nevertheless。Thecoldismerelynothing。Amontillado!Youhavebeenimoseduon;andasforLuchresi，hecannotdistinguishSherryfromAmontillado。
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Thusseaking，Fortunatoossessedhimselfofmyarm。Puttingonamaskofblacksilkanddrawingaroquelaurecloselyaboutmyerson，IsufferedhimtohurrymetomyPalazzo。
Therewerenoattendantsathome;theyhadabscondedtomakemerryinhonourofthetime。IhadtoldthemthatIshouldnotreturnuntilthemorningandhadgiventhemexlicitordersnottostirfromthehouse。Theseordersweresufficient，Iwellknew，toinsuretheirimmediatedisaearance，oneandall，assoonasmybackwasturned。
Itookfromtheirsconcestwoflambeaux，andgivingonetoFortunato，bowedhimthroughseveralsuitesofroomstothearchwaythatledintothevaults。Iasseddownalongandwindingstaircase，requestinghimtobecautiousashefollowed。Wecameatlengthtothefootofthedescent，andstoodtogetheronthedamgroundofthecatacombsoftheMontresors。
Thegaitofmyfriendwasunsteady，andthebellsuonhiscajingledashestrode。
"Theie，
"hesaid。
"Itisfartheron，
"saidI，
"butobservethewhiteweb-workwhichgleamsfromthesecavernwalls。
"
Heturnedtowardsmeandlookedintomyeyeswithtwofilmyorbsthatdistilledtherheumofintoxication。
"Nitre?
"heaskedatlength。
"Nitre，
"Irelied，
"Howlonghaveyouhadthatcough!
"
"Ugh!ugh!ugh!-ugh!ugh!ugh!-ugh!ugh!ugh!-ugh!ugh!ugh!
-ugh!ugh!ugh!
"
Myoorfriendfounditimossibletorelyformanyminutes。
"Itisnothing，
"hesaidatlast。
"Come，
"Isaid，withdecision，
"wewillgoback;yourhealthisrecious。Youarerich，resected，admired，beloved;youarehayasonceIwas。Youareamantobemissed。Formeitisnomatter。Wewillgoback;youwillbeillandIcannotberesonsible。Besides，thereisLuchresi-
"
"Enough，
"hesaid，
"thecoughisamerenothing;itwillnotkillme。Ishallnotdieofacough。
"
"True-true，
"Irelied，
"and，indeed，Ihadnointentionofalarmingyouunnecessarily-butyoushoulduseallroercaution。AdraughtofthisMedocwilldefendusfromthedams。
