A.Upon its head . . . sat the hideous beast . . . I had walled the monster up within the tomb!
B.But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul.
C.From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition.
D.I took from my waistcoat-pocket a pen-knife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket!