But this poor
heart of mine is crushed with its crimes." Here he pressed his right
hand to his heart, and raised his eyes upwards, as if imploring Heaven's
forgiveness in silence.
This continued invoking Heaven's forgiveness excited Tite's curiosity to
know something of the old man's strange and wonderful history, for he
already began to feel that there was a terrible crime at the bottom of
it. When they had partaken of supper and were all seated around the fire
on their skins, and nothing but the music of the brook was heard
outside, the old man requested Tite to give him an account of his
voyage, together with the place and manner of their shipwreck. Tite was
glad to comply with the old man's request, for it afforded him an
excellent excuse for making a similar one.
The reader has already been made familiar with Tite's unfortunate
voyage, hence it will not be necessary to repeat it. The recital
interested the old man deeply, and when he had reached that part which
described their troubles in the cave, the old man's eyes sparkled, and
his whole nature seemed to warm into enthusiasm.
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