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"But at the instant I saw that the cut had bled a little, and the blood was
trickling over my chin. I laid down the razor, turning as I did so half round to look
for some sticking plaster. When the Count saw my face, his eyes blazed with a
sort of demoniac fury, and he suddenly made a grab at my throat. I drew away
and his hand touched the string of beads which held the crucifix. It made an
instant change in him, for the fury passed so quickly that I could hardly believe
that it was ever there. "Take care," he said, "take care how you cut yourself. It
is more dangerous that you think in this country."

"But at the instant I saw that the cut had bled a little, and the blood was
trickling over my chin. I laid down the razor, turning as I did so half round to look
for some sticking plaster. When the Count saw my face, his eyes blazed with a
sort of demoniac fury, and he suddenly made a grab at my throat. I drew away
and his hand touched the string of beads which held the crucifix. It made an
instant change in him, for the fury passed so quickly that I could hardly believe
that it was ever there. "Take care," he said, "take care how you cut yourself. It
is more dangerous that you think in this country."
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