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The Enemy to Be Starved into Submission

           Asuddenlightburstinuponme;thesehintsalonegavemethefirstglimpseofthetruth;Ihaddiscoveredthekeytothecipher.Toreadthedocument,itwouldnotevenbenecessarytoreaditthroughthepaper.Suchasitwas,justsuchasithadbeendictatedtome,soitmightbespeltoutwithease.Allthoseingeniousprofessorialcombinationswerecomingright.Hewasrightastothearrangementoftheletters;hewasrightastothelanguage.Hehadbeenwithinahair’sbreadthofreadingthisLatindocumentfromendtoend;butthathair’sbreadth,chancehadgivenittome!

           YoumaybesureIfeltstirredup.Myeyesweredim,Icouldscarcelysee.Ihadlaidthepaperuponthetable.AtaglanceIcouldtellthewholesecret.

           AtlastIbecamemorecalm.Imadeawiseresolvetowalktwiceroundtheroomquietlyandsettlemynerves,andthenIreturnedintothedeepgulfofthehugearmchair.

           "NowI’llreadit,"Icried,afterhavingwelldistendedmylungswithair.

           Ileanedoverthetable;Ilaidmyfingersuccessivelyuponeveryletter;andwithoutapause,withoutonemoment’shesitation,Ireadoffthewholesentencealoud.

           Stupefaction!terror!Isatoverwhelmedasifwithasuddendeadlyblow.What!thatwhichIreadhadactually,reallybeendone!Amortalmanhadhadtheaudacitytopenetrate!...

           "Ah!"Icried,springingup."Butno!no!Myuncleshallneverknowit.Hewouldinsistupondoingittoo.Hewouldwanttoknowallaboutit.Ropescouldnotholdhim,suchadeterminedgeologistasheis!

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