"Itisfartheron，"saidI，"butobservethehichgleamsfromthesewalls。"
&owardsmeaomyeyeswithtwofilmyorbsthatdistilledtherheumofintoxi。
";heaskedatlength。
";Ireplied，"Howlonghaveyouhadthatcough!"
"Ugh!ugh!ugh!-ugh!ugh!ugh!-ugh!ugh!ugh!-ugh!ugh!ugh!
-ugh!ugh!ugh!"
Mypoorfriendfounditimpossibletoreplyformanyminutes。
"Itisnothing，"hesaidatlast。
"e，"Isaid，withde，"wewillgoback;yourhealthisprecious。Youarerich，respected，admired，beloved;youarehappyasonceIwas。Youareamantobemissed。Formeitisnomatter。Wewillgoback;youwillbeillandIotberespohereisLuchresi-"
"Enough，"hesaid，"thecoughisamerenothing;itwillnotkillme。Ishallnotdieofacough。"
"True-true，"Ireplied，"and，indeed，Ihadiyouunnecessarily-butyoushoulduseallproper。AdraughtofthisMedocwilldefendusfromthedamps。"
HereIkheneckofabottlewhichIdrewfromalongrowofitsfelloonthemould。
"Drink，"Isaid，presentinghimthewine。
Heraisedittohislipswithaleer。Hepausedaomefamiliarly，whilehisbellsji;Idrink，"hesaid，"totheburiedthatreposearoundus。"
"AndItlife。"
&ookmyarmandweproceeded。
"Thesevaults，"hesaid，"areexte;
"TheMontresors，"Ireplied，&qureatandnumerousfamily。"
&quetyourarms。"
"Ahugehumanfootd'or，inafieldazure;thefootcrushesaserpentrampantwhosefangsareimbeddedi;
"Ao?"
"Nemomeimpu。"
"Good!"hesaid。
Thewinesparkledihebellsjingled。MyownfancygreiththeMedoc。assedthroughlongiledbohdpuermingling，irecessesofthebs。Ipausedagain，andthistimeImadeboldtoseizeFortunatobyanarmabovetheelbow。
"The;Isaid，"see，itihangslikemossupos。Wearebelowtheriver'sbed。Thedropsofmoisturetrigthebones。e，wewillgobackereitistoolate。Yh-"
"Itisnothing，"hesaid，"letusgoon。Butfirst，aoftheMedoc。"
IbrokeandreachedhimaflagonofDeGrave。Heemptieditatabreath。Hiseyesflashedwithafiercelight。HelaughedatleupwardswithagestiIdidand。
Ilookedathiminsurprise。Herepeatedthemovement-agrotesqueone。
"Youdonotprehend?"hesaid。
"NotI，"Ireplied。