Whatadded, nodoubt, tomyhatredofthebeast, wasthediscovery, onthemorningafterIbroughtithome, that, likePluto, , however, onlyendearedittomywife, who, asIhavealreadysaid, possessed, inahighdegree, thathumanityoffeelingwhichhadoncebeenmydistinguishingtrait, andthesourceofmanyofmysimplestandpurestpleasures.
Withmyaversiontothiscat, however, , itwouldcrouchbeneathmychair, orspringuponmyknees, , or, fasteningitslongandsharpclawsinmydress, clamber, inthismanner, , althoughIlongedtodestroyitwithablow, Iwasyetwithheldfromsodoing, partlybyamemoryofmyformercrime, butchiefy-letmeconfessitatonce-byabsolutedreadofthebeast.
-yes, eveninthisfelonscell, Iamalmostashamedtoown-thattheterrorandhorrorwithwhichtheanimalinspiredme, , morethanonce, tothecharacterofthemarkofwhitehair, ofwhichIhavespoken, , althoughlarge, hadbeenoriginallyveryindefnite；but, byslowdegrees-degreesnearlyimperceptible, andwhichforalongtimemyreasonstruggledtorejectasfanciful-ithad, atlength, -andforthis, aboveall, Iloathed, anddreaded, andwouldhaveridmyselfofthemonsterhadIdared-itwasnow, Isay, theimageofahideous-ofaghastlything-oftheGallows！-oh, mournfulandterribleengineofHorrorandofCrime-ofAgonyandofDeath！
