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The Clue of the Twisted Candle

CHAPTER XXI
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There the whip which had been applied to me was applied to her.
I can't tell you any more about that," he said brokenly, "but I wish, you don't know how fervently, that I had broken down and given the dog the satisfaction he wanted.

My God! It was horrible! "When the winter came they used to take me out with chains on my legs to gather in wood from the forest.

There was no reason why I should be given this work, but the truth was, as I discovered from Salvolio, that Kara thought my dungeon was too warm.

It was sheltered from the winds by the hill behind and even on the coldest days and nights it was not unbearable.

Then Kara went away for some time.


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