Chapter 65

           Forathirdtimeisthetableaureconstructedspectatorsandactorsinthedreaddramatakingtheirplacesasbefore.

           Thelazoisoncemorepassedoverthelimb;thesametwoscoundrelstakingholdofitslooseendthistimedrawingittowardsthemtillitbecomestaut.

           Forthethirdtimearisesthereflection:

           "SoonmustthesoulofMauriceGeraldgobacktoitsGod!"

           Nownearerthaneverdoestheunfortunatemanseemtohisend.Evenlovehasprovedpowerlesstosavehim!Whapoweronearthcanbeappealedtoafterthis?Nonelikelytoavail.

           Butthereappearsnochanceofsuccournotimeforit.ThereisnomercyinthesternlooksoftheRegulatorsonlyimpatience.Thehangmen,too,appearinahurryasiftheywereindreadofanotherinterruption.Theymanipulatetheropewiththeabilityofexperiencedexecutioners.Thephysiognomyofeitherwouldgivecolourtotheassumption,thattheyhadbeenaccustomedtothecalling.

           Inlessthansixtysecondstheyshallhavefinishedthe"job."

           "Nowthen,Bill!Areyeready?"shoutsonetotheotherbythequestionproclaiming,thattheynolongerintendtowaitfortheword.

           "Allright!"respondsBill."Upwiththesonofaskunk!Upwithhim!"

           Thereisapullupontherope,butnotsufficienttoraisethebodyintoanerectposition.Ittightensaroundtheneck;liftstheheadalittlefromtheground,butnothingmore!

           Onlyoneofthehangmenhasgivenhisstrengthtothepull."Haul,damnyou!"criesBill,astonishedattheinactionofhisassistant.

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