the cone-第4章
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came drifting up to his nostrils。 His sanity returned to him。
〃God have mercy upon me!〃 he cried。 〃O God! what have I
done?〃
He knew the thing below him; save that it still moved and
felt; was already a dead manthat the blood of the poor wretch
must be boiling in his veins。 An intense realisation of that agony
came to his mind; and overcame every other feeling。 For a moment
he stood irresolute; and then; turning to the truck; he hastily
tilted its contents upon the struggling thing that had once been a
man。 The mass fell with a thud; and went radiating over the cone。
With the thud the shriek ended; and a boiling confusion of smoke;
dust; and flame came rushing up towards him。 As it passed; he saw
the cone clear again。
Then he staggered back; and stood trembling; clinging to the
rail with both hands。 His lips moved; but no words came to them。
Down below was the sound of voices and running steps。 The
clangour of rolling in the shed ceased abruptly。