Takecare,criedtheyoungman,shuddering,donottriflewiththatbeast,oryouareadeadman!Takecare,repeatedIvan,who,nothavingunderstoodhalfofwhathadbeensaid,hardlysuspectedGilbert'sintention.Takecare,thisdogisaferociousbeast.MeantimeGilbert,crossinghisarmsuponhisbreast,advancedslowlytowardsthebulldog,keepinghiseyessteadilyfixedonthoseoftheanimal,andwhenhethoughthehaddisconcertedhimbyhisundauntedgazesufficientlytomakehimrelaxhisgripupontheprize,hesuddenlytoretheglovefromhimandwaveditintheairwithhisrighthand.AtthesamemomentVorace,withahowlofrage,boundeduptoleapatthethroatofhisdespoiler.Gilbertsprangback,coveringhimselfwithhisleftarm,andthedog'sjawsonlygrazedhisshoulder.Yetwhenhetouchedthegroundagain,heheldbetweenhisteethalongstripofcloth,ascrapoflinen,andamorselofbloodyflesh.Madwithfurythebulldogrolledoveronthegrasswiththisprizewhichhecouldhardlydevour,andthensuddenly,asifseizedwithaparoxysmoffrenzy,hemovedtowardsthecastledoublinguponhimself;butreachingthefootoftheturret,helookedforhisenemyandreturnedlikeanarrow,topounceuponhimagain.
Throwdowntheglove,criedIvan,andclimbtheash.Iwillsurrenderthegloveonlytohimwhoaskedmeforit,answeredGilbert.
Andhidingitinhisbosom,hedrewaknifefromhispocket.Hehadnottimetoopenit.Thedog,withbristlinghairandfoamingjaws,wasalreadywithinthreestepsofhim,gatheringhimselftospringuponhim;buthehadscarcelyraisedhimselffromthegroundwhenhefellbackwithhisheadshattered.ThehatchetwhichIvancarriedathisgirdlehadcomedownuponhimlikeaflash.Theterribleanimalvainlyattemptedtorise,rolledwrithinginthedust,andbreathedouthislifewithahoarseandfearfulhowl.
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DoctorVladimirPaulitcharrivedatthecastlejustintimetotakecareofGilbert.Thewoundwaswideanddeep,andinconsequenceofthegreatheatwhichprevailed,itmighteasilyhaveprovedserious;fortunately,DoctorVladimirwasaskillfulman,andunderhiscarethewoundwassoonhealed.Heemployedcertainspecifics,theusesofwhichwereknownonlytohimself,andwhichhetookcaretokeepasecretfromhispatient.Hismedicinewasasmysteriousashisperson.
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