twice-told tales- ethan brand-第5节
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not spoiled。 If I catch the fellow hereabouts again; I shall feel like
tossing him into the furnace!〃
With his long pole in his hand; he ascended to the top of the kiln。
After a moment's pause; he called to his son。
〃Come up here; Joe!〃 said he。
So little Joe ran up the hillock; and stood by his father's side。
The marble was all burnt into perfect; snow…white lime。 But on its
surface; in the midst of the circle… snow…white too; and thoroughly
converted into lime… lay a human skeleton; in the attitude of a person
who; after long toil; lies down to long repose。 Within the ribs…
strange to say… was the shape of a human heart。
〃Was the fellow's heart made of marble?〃 cried Bartram; in some
perplexity at this phenomenon。 〃At any rate; it is burnt into what
looks like special good lime; and; taking all the bones together; my
kiln is half a bushel the richer for him。〃
So saying; the rude lime…burner lifted his pole; and; letting it
fall upon the skeleton; the relics of Ethan Brand were crumbled into
fragments。
THE END
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