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A little while afterwards, Von Koren and the deacon met near the little bridge. The deacon was excited; he breathed hard, and avoided looking in people's faces. He felt ashamed both of his terror and his muddy, wet garments.
-"I thought you meant to kill him . . ." he muttered. "How contrary to human nature it is! How utterly unnatural it is!"