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still   lingering   and   shivering�察  �and   with   no   conscious   repugnance   of   the 

mind�察�yet with a tremor of the belly�察�he drew near the body of his victim。 

The human character had quite departed。 Like a suit half´ stuffed with bran�察�

the limbs lay scattered�察�the trunk doubled�察�on the floor�察�and yet the thing 

repelled him。 Although so dingy and inconsiderable to the eye�察�he feared it 

might   have   more      significance   to   the   touch。   He   took   the  body   by   the 

shoulders�察�and turned it on its back。 It was strangely light and supple�察�and 

the limbs�察 �as if   they  had been   broken�察 �fell   into the  oddest   postures。 The 

face    was    robbed    of  all  expression�察    �but   it  was   as  pale   as  wax�察   �and 

shockingly smeared with blood about one temple。 That was�察�for Markheim�察�

the one displeasing circumstance。 It carried him back�察�upon the instant�察�to 

a certain fair´day in a fishers' village�此�a gray day�察�a piping wind�察�a crowd 

upon the street�察�the blare of brasses�察�the booming of drums�察�the nasal voice 

of   a   ballad   singer�察  �and   a   boy   going   to   and   fro�察  �buried   overhead   in   the 

crowd and divided between interest and fear�察�until�察�coming out upon the 

chief    place   of  concourse�察    �he  beheld    a  booth    and   a  great  screen    with 

pictures�察    �dismally     designed�察    �garishly    colouredBrownrigg         with    her 

apprentice�察�the Mannings with their murdered guest�察�Weare in the death´ 

grip of Thurtell�察�and a score besides of famous crimes。 The thing was as 

clear as an illusion He was once again that little boy�察�he was looking once 

again�察�and with the same sense of physical revolt�察�at these vile pictures�察�he 

was still stunned by the thumping of the drums。 A bar of that day's music 

returned upon   his   memory�察  �and   at   that�察�for   the   first   time�察  �a   qualm  came 

over him�察�a breath of nausea�察�a sudden weakness of the joints�察�which he 

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     He    judged     it  more    prudent    to   confront    than   to   flee  from    these 

considerations�察  �looking   the   more   hardily   in   the   dead   face�察  �bending   his 

mind to realise the nature and greatness of his crime。 So little a while ago 

that face had moved with every change of sentiment�察�that pale mouth had 

spoken�察�that body had been all on fire with governable energies�察�and now�察�

and by his act�察�that piece of life had been arrested�察�as the horologist�察�with 

interjected finger�察�arrests the beating of the clock。 So he reasoned in vain�察�

he could rise to no more remorseful consciousness�察�the same heart which 

had   shuddered   before  the painted   effigies   of   crime�察 �looked on   its   reality 

unmoved。 At best�察�he felt a gleam of pity for one who had been endowed 

in   vain   with   all  those   faculties   that   can   make    the  world    a  garden    of 

enchantment�察  �one   who   had   never   lived   and   who   was   now   dead。   But   of 

penitence�察�no�察�not a tremor。 

     With that�察�shaking himself clear of these considerations�察�he found the 

keys   and   advanced   toward   the   open   door   of   the   shop。   Outside�察  �it   had 

begun   to   rain   smartly�察  �and   the   sound   of   the   shower   upon   the   roof   had 

banished silence。 Like some dripping   cavern�察�the chambers of the   house 

were haunted   by  an incessant   echoing�察 �which   filled the   ear   and   mingled 

with the ticking of the clocks。 And�察�as Markheim approached the door�察�he 

seemed to hear�察�in answer to his own cautious tread�察�the steps of another 

foot withdrawing up the stair。 The shadow still palpitated loosely on the 

threshold。 He threw a ton's weight of resolve upon his muscles�察�and drew 

back the door。 

     The faint�察�foggy daylight glimmered dimly on the bare floor and stairs�察�

on the bright suit of armour posted�察�halbert in hand�察�upon the landing�察�and 

on   the   dark   wood´carvings�察  �and   framed   pictures   that   hung   against   the 

yellow panels of the wainscot。 So loud was the beating of the rain through 

all   the   house   that�察  �in   Markheim's   ears�察  �it   began   to   be   distinguished   into 

many      different    sounds。    Footsteps     and    sighs�察  �the   tread   of  regiments 

marching   in   the   distance�察  �the   chink   of   money   in   the   counting�察  �and   the 

creaking of doors held stealthily ajar�察�appeared to mingle with the patter of 

the drops upon the cupola and the gushing of the water in the pipes。 The 

sense that he was not alone grew upon him to the verge of madness。 On 

every side he was haunted and begirt by presences。 He heard them moving 



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in the upper chambers�察�from the shop�察�he heard the dead man getting to his 

legs�察  �and   as   he   began   with   a   great   effort   to   mount   the   stairs�察  �feet   fled 

quietly before him and followed stealthily behind。 If he were but deaf�察�he 

thought�察�how  tranquilly  he   would possess   his soul� �And then   again�察  �and 

hearkening with ever fresh attention�察�he blessed himself for that unresting 

sense which held the outposts and stood a trusty sentinel upon his life。 His 

head turned continually on his neck�察�his eyes�察�which seemed starting from 

their orbits�察�scouted on every side�察�and on every side were half rewarded 

as   with   the   tail   of   something   nameless   vanishing。   The   four   and   twenty 

steps to the first floor were four and twenty agonies。 

     On    that   first  story�察 �the   doors    stood   ajarthree    of  them�察   �like   three 

ambushes�察�shaking his nerves like the throats of cannon。 He could never 

again�察�he felt�察�be sufficiently immured and fortified from men's observing 

eyes�察�he longed to be home�察�girt in by walls�察�buried among bedclothes�察�and 

invisible     to  all  but   God。     And    at  that   thought     he  wondered       a  little�察�

recollecting      tales   of  other   murderers      and    the  fear   they   were    said   to 

entertain of heavenly avengers。 It was not so�察�at least�察�with him。 He feared 

the   laws   of   nature�察  �lest�察  �in   their   callous   and   immutable   procedure�察  �they 

should preserve   some damning   evidence   of his   crime。 He   feared   tenfold 

more�察�with a slavish�察�superstitious terror�察�some scission in the continuity of 

man's   experience�察 �some   wilful   illegality  of   nature。  He   played   a   game   of 

skill�察  �depending   on   the   rules�察  �calculating   consequence   from   cause�察  �and 

what   if   nature�察  �as   the   defeated   tyrant   overthrew   the   chess´board�察  �should 

break the mould of their succession�拭�The like had befallen Napoleon ��so 

writers said�� when the winter changed the time of its appearance。 The like 

might   befall   Markheim�此  �the   solid   walls   might   become   transparent   and 

reveal his doings like those of bees in a glass hive�察�the stout planks might 

yield under his foot like quicksands and detain him in their clutch。 Ay�察�and 

there were soberer accidents that might destroy him�察�if�察�for instance�察�the 

house should fall and imprison him beside the body of his victim�察�or the 

house next door should fly on fire�察�and the firemen invade him from all 

sides。 These things he feared�察�and�察�in a sense�察�these things might be called 

the hands of God reached forth against sin。 But about God himself he was 

at ease�察�his act was doubtless exceptional�察�but so were his excuses�察�which 



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God knew�察�it was there�察�and not among men�察�that he felt sure of justice。 

     When he had got safe into the drawing´room�察�and shut the door behind 

him�察    �he   was   aware     of   a  respite   from    alarms。     The    room    was    quite 

dismantled�察      �uncarpeted      besides�察    �and   strewn     with    packing´cases       and 

incongruous        furniture�察   �several   great    pier´glasses�察   �in   which    he   beheld 

himself at various angles�察�like an actor on a stage�察�many pictures�察�framed 

and    unframed�察     �standing�察   �with   their   faces   to  the   wall�察  �a  fine  Sheraton 

sideboard�察     �a  cabinet    of  marquetry�察    �and    a  great   old  bed�察  �with    tapestry 

hangings。 The windows opened to the floor�察�but by great good fortune the 

lower part of the shutters had been closed�察�and this concealed him from the 

neighbours。       Here�察  �then�察  �Markheim       drew    in  a   packing´case      before    the 

cabinet�察�and began to search among the keys。 It was a long business�察�for 

there were many�察�and it was irksome�察�besides�察�for�察�after all�察�there might be 

nothing in the cabinet�察�and time was on the wing。 But
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