Geronimo stood immediately in front of the arm-chair.
With bitter repugnance, but incited by the fear that no more favorable opportunity would present itself, he approached Geronimo as though to express his thanks anew.

With one bound he sprang upon him, placed a hand on either shoulder, and pushed him forcibly into the chair.[19] The seat of the deceptive piece of furniture sank down; from the arms started two powerful springs, which caught the young man around the waist, and held him so tightly against the back of the chair that it was impossible for him to move.
"Julio, Julio, what horrible jest is this ?" he exclaimed.

"Is it a trap?
Do you act by your master's orders ?" But the servant, without saying a word in reply, left the room, closing the door behind him.
"Tell me, Julio," asked Turchi, descending the staircase to meet his servant, "is he caught ?" "The chair has done its work," replied Julio; "go do yours.

Lose no time; he might give an alarm which would betray us.

The fear of death gives superhuman strength to a man's lungs.