No doubt I now grew very pale;—but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice. Yet the sound increased—and what could I do? It was a low, dull, quick sound—much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I gasped for breath—and yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly—more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased. I arose and argued about trifles, in a high key and with violent gesticulations; but the noise steadily increased. Why would they not be gone? I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men—but the noise steadily increased. Oh God! what could I do? I foamed—I raved—I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. It grew louder—louder—louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled. Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God!—no, no! They heard!—they suspected!—they knew!—they were making a mockery of my horror!-this I thought, and this I think. But anything was better than this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die! and now—again!—hark! louder! louder! louder! louder!
Heb dout, my a dheuth ha bos, lemmyn, fest gwannliwek–mes my a gewsis moy yn freth, ha gans lev ughella. Mes an son a gressyas–ha pandr’a yllis vy y wul? Yth o son isel, undon ha skav, kepar dell wra euryor pan yw maylyes yn koton. My a dhyenas awos fowt a anal–mes na hwath ny’n klewas an sodhogyon. My a gewsis moy snell–moy nerthek; mes an tros a gressyas yn unn besya. My a sevis yn-bann ha disputya a-dro dhe druflennow, ow lev ughel ha’m gwayansow freudhek; mes hwath an tros a gressyas yn unn besya. Prag na wrussons i mos? My a gerdhas a-rag ha war-dhelergh a-dreus an leur, gans kammow poos, kepar dell veuv muskegys gans tybyansow an wer–mes an tros a gressyas yn unn besya. Awos Duw! pandr’a yllis vy y wul? My a ewonas–my a vuskegis–my a vollethis! My a swaysyas an gador may fien vy owth esedha warnedhi, ha’s rathella war estyl an leur, mes an tros a sevis a-ugh oll ha kressya yn unn besya. Ev a dheuth ha bos ughella–ughella–ughella! Ha hwath an wer a gesklappyas yn hegar, ha minwerthin. O possybyl na’n klewsens? Duw Ollgallosek!–na,nag o! I re’n klewsa!–i o gogrysus!–i a wodhya!–yth esens ow kul ges a’m browagh!–hemma a dybis, ha hemma a dybav. Mes neb tra y’n bys o gwell es an galarow ma! Neb tra aral o moy porthadow es an ges ma! Na fella ny yllis vy perthi an minhwarthow fals na! My a omglewas y feu res dhymm skrija po merwel! ha lemmyn–arta!–klewewgh! ughella! ughella! ughella! ughella!langbot langbot