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"Devil, cease; and do not poison the air with these sounds of

malice. I have declared my resolution to you, and I am no coward

to bend beneath words. Leave me; I am inexorable."

"It is well. I go; but remember, I shall be with you on your

wedding-night."

I started forward and exclaimed, "Villain! Before you sign my

death-warrant, be sure that you are yourself safe."

I would have seized him, but he eluded me and quitted the house

with precipitation. In a few moments I saw him in his boat, which

shot across the waters with an arrowy swiftness and was soon lost

amidst the waves.