Biscarratremainedsilent。？\"Tellus，ordie！\"criedthewoundedman，raisinghimselfupononeknee，andliftingtowardshiscompanionanarmbearingauselesssword。？Biscarratrushedtowardshim，openinghisbreastfortheblow，butthewoundedmanfellbacknottoriseagain，utteringagroanwhichwashislast。？Biscarrat，withhaironend，haggardeyes，andbewilderedhead，advancedtowardstheinteriorofthecavern，saying，\"Youareright。？Deathtome，whohaveallowedmycomradestobeassassinated。？Iamaworthlesswretch！\"？Andthrowingawayhissword，forhewishedtodiewithoutdefendinghimself，herushedheadforemostintothecavern。？Theothersfollowedhim。？Theelevenwhoremainedoutofsixteenimitatedhisexample;buttheydidnotgofurtherthanthefirst。？A
seconddischargelaidfiveupontheicysand;andasitwasimpossibletoseewhencethismurderousthunderissued，theothersfellbackwithaterrorthatcanbebetterimaginedthandescribed。？But，farfromflying，astheothershaddone，Biscarratremainedsafeandsound，seatedonafragmentofrock，andwaited。？Therewereonlysixgentlemenleft。
\"Seriously，\"
saidoneofthesurvivors，\"isitthedevil？\"
\"Mafoi！itismuchworse，\"saidanother。