Painful Details

           

           Donotexpectanyweaknessonmypart.Ihaveavengedmyself.Ihavedeserveddeath,andhereIam.Prayformysoul.Schiller

           Julienremainedmotionless.Hesawnothingmore.Whenherecoveredhimselfalittlehenoticedallthefaithfulrushingfromthechurch.Thepriesthadleftthealtar.Julienstartedfairlyslowlytofollowsomewomenwhoweregoingawaywithloudscreams.Awomanwhowastryingtogetawaymorequicklythantheothers,pushedhimroughly.Hefell.Hisfeetgotentangledwithachair,knockedoverbythecrowd;whenhegotup,hefelthisneckgripped.Agendarme,infulluniform,wasarrestinghim.Julientriedmechanicallytohaverecoursetohislittlepistol;butasecondgendarmepinionedhisarms.

           Hewastakentotheprison.Theywentintoaroomwhereironswereputonhishands.Hewasleftalone.Thedoorwasdoublylockedonhim.Allthiswasdoneveryquickly,andhescarcelyappreciateditatall.

           "Yes,uponmyword,allisover,"hesaidaloudasherecoveredhimself."Yes,theguillotineinafortnight...orkillingmyselfhere."

           Hisreasoningdidnotgoanyfurther.Hisheadfeltasthoughithadbeenseizedinsomeviolentgrip.Helookedroundtoseeifanyonewasholdinghim.Aftersomemomentshefellintoadeepsleep.

           MadamedeRênalwasnotmortallywounded.Thefirstbullethadpiercedherhat.Thesecondhadbeenfiredasshewasturninground.Thebullethadstruckherontheshoulder,and,astonishingtorelate,hadricochetedfromofftheshoulderbone(whichithad,however,broken)againstagothicpillar,fromwhichithadloosenedanenormoussplinterofstone.

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