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"
Saying
this
,
Gryphus
in
his
frenzy
rushed
towards
Cornelius
,
who
had
barely
time
to
retreat
behind
his
table
to
avoid
the
first
thrust
;
but
as
Gryphus
continued
,
with
horrid
threats
,
to
brandish
his
huge
knife
,
and
as
,
although
out
of
the
reach
of
his
weapon
,
yet
,
as
long
as
it
remained
in
the
madman
's
hand
,
the
ruffian
might
fling
it
at
him
,
Cornelius
lost
no
time
,
and
availing
himself
of
the
stick
,
which
he
held
tight
under
his
arm
,
dealt
the
jailer
a
vigorous
blow
on
the
wrist
of
that
hand
which
held
the
knife
.
The
knife
fell
to
the
ground
,
and
Cornelius
put
his
foot
on
it
.
Then
,
as
Gryphus
seemed
bent
upon
engaging
in
a
struggle
which
the
pain
in
his
wrist
,
and
shame
for
having
allowed
himself
to
be
disarmed
,
would
have
made
desperate
,
Cornelius
took
a
decisive
step
,
belaboring
his
jailer
with
the
most
heroic
self-possession
,
and
selecting
the
exact
spot
for
every
blow
of
the
terrible
cudgel
.
It
was
not
long
before
Gryphus
begged
for
mercy
.
But
before
begging
for
mercy
,
he
had
lustily
roared
for
help
,
and
his
cries
had
roused
all
the
functionaries
of
the
prison
.
Two
turnkeys
,
an
inspector
,
and
three
or
four
guards
,
made
their
appearance
all
at
once
,
and
found
Cornelius
still
using
the
stick
,
with
the
knife
under
his
foot
.
At
the
sight
of
these
witnesses
,
who
could
not
know
all
the
circumstances
which
had
provoked
and
might
justify
his
offence
,
Cornelius
felt
that
he
was
irretrievably
lost
.
In
fact
,
appearances
were
sadly
against
him
.
In
one
moment
Cornelius
was
disarmed
,
and
Gryphus
raised
and
supported
;
and
,
bellowing
with
rage
and
pain
,
he
was
able
to
count
on
his
back
and
shoulders
the
bruises
which
were
beginning
to
swell
like
the
hills
dotting
the
slopes
of
a
mountain
ridge
.
A
protocol
of
the
violence
practiced
by
the
prisoner
against
his
jailer
was
immediately
drawn
up
,
and
as
it
was
made
on
the
depositions
of
Gryphus
,
it
certainly
could
not
be
said
to
be
too
tame
;
the
prisoner
being
charged
with
neither
more
nor
less
than
with
an
attempt
to
murder
,
for
a
long
time
premeditated
,
with
open
rebellion
.
Whilst
the
charge
was
made
out
against
Cornelius
,
Gryphus
,
whose
presence
was
no
longer
necessary
after
having
made
his
depositions
,
was
taken
down
by
his
turnkeys
to
his
lodge
,
groaning
and
covered
with
bruises
.
