Thislatterwasaremarkablylargeandbeautifulanimal, entirelyblack, , mywife, whoatheartwasnotalittletincturedwithsuperstition, madefrequentallusiontotheancientpopularnotion, -andImentionthematteratallfornobetterreasonthanthatithappens, justnow, toberemembered.
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Ourfriendshiplasted, inthismanner, forseveralyears, duringwhichmygeneraltemperamentandcharacter-throughtheinstrumentalityoftheFiendIntemperance-had（Iblushtoconfessit）, daybyday, moremoody, moreirritable, , , ofcourse, , , however, Istillretainedsufficientregardtorestrainmefrommaltreatinghim, asImadenoscrupleofmaltreatingtherabbits, themonkey, oreventhedog, whenbyaccident, orthroughaffection, -forwhatdiseaseislikeAlcohol！-andatlengthevenPluto, whowasnowbecomingold, andconsequentlysomewhatpeevish-evenPlutobegantoexperiencetheeffectsofmyilltemper.
Onenight, returninghome, muchintoxicated, fromoneofmyhauntsabouttown, ；when, inhisfrightatmyviolence, , atonce, totakeitsflightfrommybodyandamorethanfiendishmalevolence, gin-nurtured, -pocketapen-knife, openedit, graspedthepoorbeastbythethroat, anddeliberatelycutoneofitseyesfromthesocket！Iblush, Iburn, Ishudder, whileIpenthedamnableatrocity.
Whenreasonreturnedwiththemorning-whenIhadsleptoffthefumesofthenightsdebauch-Iexperiencedasentimenthalfofhorror, halfofremorse, forthecrimeofwhichIhadbeenguilty；butitwas, atbest, afeebleandequivocalfeeling, , andsoondrownedinwineallmemoryofthedeed.
