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Thoughhe could see nothing at all, Stephen had the sense that he was in a wide, openplace. He began to talk about thethings that preoccupied him in his madness. st you?On the contrary I shall see you all hanged! Some of the servants nervously eyed the pistols in Lascclles's hands. You know, Segundus, the more I think of it, the more I like thisplan! Mr Segundus thought so too.

There must come a time when the musket-balls and cannon-shot runout, he thought. Oh, there you are! he said, glancing sourly at Stephen. Ah, said Strange, turning a page. For, as he had explained to Mr Segundus, if Idiscover who he was, then perhaps it may lead me to discover who was the girland what dark impulse drove him to destroy her.