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At thaton the pave a cry, she raised herself erect with a terrible expression; then she flung herself upon the hand of the executioner, like a beast on its prey, and bit it It was done like a flash of lightning The headsman hoith pain Those near by rushed up With difficulty they withdrew his bleeding hand from the mother's teeth She preserved a profound silence They thrust her back with much brutality, and noticed that her head fell heavily on the paveain She was dead

The executioner, who had not loosed his hold on the young girl, began to ascend the ladder once more