"Ahugehumanfootd'or, inafieldazure; thefootcrushesaserpentrampantwhosefangsareimbeddedintheheel."
"Andthemotto?"
"Nemomeimpunelacessit."
"Good!" hesaid.
, withcasksandpuncheonsintermingling, , andthistimeImadeboldtoseizeFortunatobyanarmabovetheelbow.
"Thenitre!" Isaid, "see, ', —"
"Itisnothing," hesaid, ", anotherdraughtoftheMedoc."
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—agrotesqueone.
"Youdonotcomprehend?" hesaid.
"NotI," Ireplied.
"Thenyouarenotofthebrotherhood."
"How?"
"Youarenotofthemasons."
"Yes, yes," Isaid, "yes! yes."
"You? Impossible! Amason?"
"Amason," Ireplied.
"Asign," hesaid, "asign?"
"Itisthis," Ianswered, producingatrowelfrombeneaththefoldsofmyroquelaure.
"Youjest," heexclaimed, recoilingafewpaces."ButletusproceedtotheAmontillado."
"Beitso," Isaid, replacingthetoolbeneaththecloak, , descended, passedon, anddescendingagain, arrivedatadeepcrypt, inwhichthefoulnessoftheaircausedourflambeauxrathertoglowthanflame.
, piledtothevaultoverhead , , andlaypromiscuouslyupontheearth, , weperceivedastillinteriorcryptorrecess, indepthaboutfourfeet, inwidththree, , butformedmerelytheintervalbetweentwoofthecolossalsupportsoftheroofofthecatacombs, andwasbackedbyoneoftheircircumscribingwallsofsolidgranite.
ItwasinvainthatFortunato, upliftinghisdulltorch, .
"Proceed," Isaid, "—"
"Heisanignoramus," interruptedmyfriend, ashesteppedunsteadilyforward, , andfindinghisprogressarrestedbytherock, , distantfromeachotherabouttwofeet, , , .
"Passyourhand," Isaid, "overthewall, ? ."
