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第3章黑猫（3）
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&，returninghome，mutoxioneofmyhauntsabouttown，Ifaheypresence.Iseizedhim;when，inhisfrightatmyvioleedaslightwounduponmyhandwithhisteeth.Thefuryofademoninstantlypossessedme.Iknewmyselfninalsoulseemed，atoakeitsflightfrommybodyahanfiendishmalevolenurtured，thrilledeveryfibreofmyframe.Itookfrommyo-k，graspedthepoorbeastbythethroat，aelyeofitseyesfromthesocket!Iblush，Iburn，Ishudder，whileIpenthedamy.
Wheurhem—toffthefumesofthenight'sdebauch—Iexperiehalfofhorror，halfofremorse，forthecrimeofwhichIhadbeenguilty;butitwas，atbest，afeebleandequivog，andthesoulremaiouched.Iagaioexdsoondrownedinwihedeed.
Ihecatslowlyrecovered.Thesocketofthelosteyepreseistrue，afrightfulappearahenoloosufferaaboutthehouseasusual，but，asmightbeexpected，fledierroratmyapproach.Ihadsomuyoldheartleft，astobeatfirstgrievedbythisevidehepartofacreaturewhie.Butthisfeelingsoooirritation.Andtheomyfinalandirrevocableoverthrow，thespiritofPERVERSEhisspiritphilosophytakesnoat.YetIamhatmysoullives，thanIamthatperversenessisoiveimpulsesofthehuma—oheindivisibleprimaryfaents，whichgivediretothecharaan.Whohasnot，ahuimes，foutingavileorasillya，fornootherreasonthanbecauseheknowsheshouldaperpetualin，ihofourbestjudgment，toviolatethatwhichisLaw，merelybecauseweutobesuch?Thisspiritofperverseness，Isay，yfiwasthisunfathomablelongiovexitself—toofferviolesowf'ssakeonly—thaturgedmetoueandfinallytoatetheinjuryIhadiheunoffendingbrute.
，incoolblood，Islippedasnegittothelimbitwiththetearsstreamingfrommyeyes，andwiththebitterestremorseatmyheart;—hungitbeewthatithadlovedme，aithadgivenmenoreasonofoffebeewthatinsodoingIwasittingasin—adeadlysinthatwouldsojeopardizemyimmortalsoulastoplaceit—ifsugwerepossible—evehereachoftheiheMostMerdMod.
Oofthedayonwhichthiscrueldeedwasdone，Iwasarousedfromsleepbythecryoffire.Theybedwereihewholehousewasblazing.Itwaswithgreatdifficultythatmywife，aservant，andmyself，madeourestheflagratioionlete.Myentireass，andIresigheodespair.
Iamabovetheweakoestablishasequenceofdeffect，betweeeray.ButIamdetailingaoffadwishnottoleaveevenapossiblelihedaysugthefire，Ivisitedtheruins.Thewalls，withoion，hadfalleniionwasfoundinaentwall，hick，whichstoodaboutthemiddleofthehouse，andagainstwhichhadrestedtheheadofmybed.Theplasteringhadhere，imeasure，resistedtheaofthefire—afactwhichIattributedtoitshavilyspread.Aboutthiswalladensecrowdwerecolledmanypersoobeexaminingaparticularportionofitwitheverymiention.Thewords&que!"，"singular!"andothersimilarexpressioedmycuriosity.Iapproadsaw，asifgraveninbasreliefupoesurface，thefigureofagiganticcat.Theimpressiohanaccuracytrulymarvellous.Thereeabouttheanimal'sneck.
&beheldthisapparition—forIcarditasless—mywonderandmyterrorwereextreme.Butatleioomyaid.Thecat，Iremembered，hadbeenhunginagardehehouse.Uponthealarmardenhadbeeelyfilledbytheeoneofwhomtheanimalmusthavebeenthetreeandthrhanopenwindow，intomychamber.Thishadprobablybeeheviewmefromsleep.Thefallingofotherressedtheviytothesubstahefreshly-spreadplaster;thelimeofwhich，hadthenwiththeflames，andtheammoniafromthecarplishedtheportraitureasIsawit.
AlthoughIthusreadilyatedtomyreason，ifomyce，forthestartlingfactjustdetailed，itdidomakeadeepimpressionuponmyfanonthsIyselfofthephantasmofthed，duriherecamebayspiritahalf-seseemed，butwasnot，remorse.Iwentsofarastretthelossoftheanimal，andtolookaboutme，amongthevilehauntswhiowhabituallyfrequented，forahesamespedofsomewhatsimilarappearahwhichtosupplyitsplace.
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