Yes，wewereaRepublicindeed！ARepublicofwildbeastspennedatthebottomofapit，toeatandfightandsleeptillwediedIattemptednoprotestofanykind，butsatdownandstaredatthehideoussightinfrontofmeInlesstimealmostthanittakesmetowritethis，Pornic’sbodywasdivided，insomeunclearwayorother；themenandwomenhaddraggedthefragmentsontotheplatformandwerepreparingtheirnormalmealGungaDasscookedmineThealmostirresistibleimpulsetoflyatthesandwallsuntilIwasweariedlaidholdofmeafresh，andIhadtostruggleagainstitwithallmymightGungaDasswasoffensivelyjoculartillItoldhimthatifheaddressedanotherremarkofanykindwhatevertomeIshouldstranglehimwherehesatThissilencedhimtillsilencebecameinsupportable，andIbadehimsaysomething。
“YouwillliveheretillyoudieliketheotherFeringhi。”hesaid，coolly，watchingmeoverthefragmentofgristlethathewasgnawing。
“WhatotherSahib，youswine？Speakatonce，anddon’tstoptotellmealie。”
“Heisoverthere。”answeredGungaDass，pointingtoaburrow-mouthaboutfourdoorstatheleftofmyown“YoucanseeforyourselfHediedintheburrowasyouwilldie，andIwilldie，andasallthesemenandwomenandtheonechildwillalsodie。”
“Forpity’ssaketellmeallyouknowabouthimWhowashe？
Whendidhecome，andwhendidhedie？”
ThisappealwasaweaksteponmypartGungaDassonlyleeredandreplied：-“Iwillnot-unlessyougivemesomethingfirst。”
ThenIrecollectedwhereIwas，andstruckthemanbetweentheeyes，partiallystunninghimHesteppeddownfromtheplatformatonce，and，cringingandfawningandweepingandattemptingtoembracemyfeet，ledmeroundtotheburrowwhichhehadindicated。
“IknownothingwhateveraboutthegentlemanYourGodbemywitnessthatIdonotHewasasanxioustoescapeasyouwere，andhewasshotfromtheboat，thoughwealldidallthingstepreventhimfromattemptingHewasshothere。”GungaDasslaidhishandonhisleanstomachandbowedtotheearth。
“Well，andwhatthen？Goon！”
“Andthen-andthen，YourHonor，wecarriedhimintohishouseandgavehimwater，andputwetclothsonthewound，andhelaiddowninhishouseandgaveuptheghost。”
“Inhowlong？Inhowlong？”
“Abouthalfanhour，afterhereceivedhiswoundIcallVishnutowitness。”yelledthewretchedman，“thatIdideverythingforhim。
Everythingwhichwaspossible，thatIdid！”
HethrewhimselfdownonthegroundandclaspedmyanklesButIhadmydoubtsaboutGungaDass’sbenevolence，andkickedhimoffashelayprotesting。
“IbelieveyourobbedhimofeverythinghehadButIcanfindoutinaminuteortwoHowlongwastheSahibhe’~？”
“NearlyayearandahalfIthinkhemusthavegonemadButhearmeswearProtectorofthePoor！Won’tYourHonorhearmeswearthatInevertouchedanarticlethatbelongedtohim？WhatisYourWorshipgoingtodo？”
IhadtakenGungaDassbythewaistandhadhauledhimontotheplatformoppositethedesertedburrowAsIdidsoIthoughtofmywretchedfellow-prisoner’sunspeakablemiseryamongallthesehorrorsforeighteenmonths，andthefinalagonyofdyinglikearatinahole，withabullet-woundinthestomachGungaDassfanciedIwasgoingtokillhimandhowledpitifullyTherestofthepopulation，intheplethorathatfollowsafullfleshmeal，watcheduswithoutstirring。
“Goinside，GungaDass。”saidI，“andfetchitout。”
IwasfeelingsickandfaintwithhorrornowGungaDassnearlyrolledofftheplatformandhowledaloud。
“ButIamBrahmin，Sahib-ahigh-casteBrahminByyoursoul，byyourfather’ssoul，donotmakemedothisthing！”
“BrahminornoBrahmin，bymysoulandmyfather’ssoul，inyougo！”Isaid，and，seizinghimbytheshoulders，Icrammedhisheadintothemouthoftheburrow，kickedtherestofhimin，and，sittingdown，coveredmyfacewithmyhands。
AttheendofafewminutesIheardarustleandacreak；thenGungaDassinasobbing，chokingwhis...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看：