Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: tnind.. This new shock brought me one more (o the brink of $e grave., and my malady was much more difficult to subdue than at first. ,,.,. , 1'ri will not dwell upon the long train bfadreary sensations, and the hideous confusion of my understanding. Time slowly restored its customary firmness oitAy frame, and order to my thoughts. The images impressed upon my mind 'ty this fatal paper were somewhat effaced by my malady. They were obscure and disjointed like the parts of a dream. I was desirous of freeing my imagination from this chaos. T For this end I questioned my uncle, ..who was my constant companion. He. was intimidated by the issue of his first experiment, and took pains .to elude or discourage my inquiry. My iuipetuo- ity sonie times compelled him to have 'resort to misrepresentations and untruths. .. . Time effected that end, perhaps, in a more beheieianhiiner; In the course of my meditations the recoilectitms tff the past gradually became more distinct. I revolved them, However, in silence, 'and being-no longer-accompanied with surprise, they did not exercise a death- dealing power. I had discontinued the 'perusal of the paper in the midst ofthfr narrative; but what I read, combined with information elsewhere obtained, iSAirew, perhaps, a sufficient light upon "these detestable transactions; yet my Curiosity Was not inactive. I desired ?J to peruse the Remainder. - -i. r ' My eagerness o know the particulars of this tale was mingled and abated by my antipathy to the scene which would be disclosed. Hence I employed no means to effect my purpose. I desired know ledge, and, at the same time, shrunk back frem receiving the boon. One morning, being left alone, I: from my bed, and went to a id rawer where my finer clothing used to be kept. I ...
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