human
He revives!
gpt
Good!
human
Ha! ha! my proud lady, you would send me to prison for stealing your diamonds, would you? But I foiled your game! It was I that decoyed you to Richmond with a lying letter; I that flung you into the deep, dark river to perish. Well, you escaped then, but you will not be so fortunate now. Do you realize the fate that lies before you? I decoyed both you and your lover here. Why, you ask? For revenge upon you both. Do you see yonder glittering saw, with its hungry teeth, waiting to cut your delicate body to atoms and drink your life-blood? Well, we are only waiting for you to see your lover dead before we devote you to the same torture. He is dead already, you say? No; he is reviving. See that tremor creep along his frame! See his eyelids tremble! Ha! his eyes open! he sees! he understands! Oh, the anguish on his face! How happy it makes me! Look, Fedora, at his tortures. Are we not already avenged?
gpt
Oh, yes; it is glorious--glorious! I am in no haste for their death. I like to see them suffering like this. I want to prolong their torture! she exclaimed.
human
What do you say, dear Ivan? Shall we let them live a few hours yet to realize the horrors that surround them? What avails their love, their beauty, their wealth now? To-morrow they will be lifeless clods, and I the rich widow, Mrs. Chainey!
gpt
Baffled! said a hoarse, triumphant voice, and, turning, she met Ralph Chainey's burning gaze.
human
You mistake, said her victim, faintly but audibly.
gpt
I made my will weeks ago, and divided my whole fortune between my mother and Kathleen.
human
You can contest the will, Fedora.
gpt
Yes; I will fight for my rights to the bitter end! she shrieked, then sprung toward him in a fury.
human
Let us end this farce; let us show them no further mercy. He dies now, Ivan! Go, set the saw in motion!