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I put up with Fortunato1 for years. When he insulted me,
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him suffer, but I did not want to get caught.
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that I smiled at the thought of destroying him.
Fortunato was a man to respect and fear. But he had a weakness:
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everything about them. I plotted to use his pride against him.
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One evening during carnival2 I ran into Fortunato. He wore
a clown costume, and bells jingled on his cone-shaped cap. He
was drunk.
I said, “It’s lucky we met. I just bought some wine. It’s
supposed to be Amontillado.3 I have my doubts.”
“Amontillado? To buy such a fine wine during
carnival—impossible!”
“Silly me, I paid the full price. I should have talked to you
first. But I couldn’t find you and I was afraid of losing a bargain.”
“Amontillado!”
“I have my doubts,” I said.
“Amontillado!”
“I want to know the truth.”
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“Since you’re busy, I’ll go to Luchesi.4 If anyone knows wine,
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“Luchesi!” Fortunato snorted, laughing loudly to show his
low opinion of the man. “He just pretends to know about wine.
He doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
“Some think he knows as much as you do about wine.”
“Let’s go to your cellars so I can taste the Amontillado.”
“No. The cellars are damp; I can see that you already have a
bad cold. Besides, you have other plans. Luchesi—”
“I don’t have plans. Come,” he insisted.
“You obviously have a bad cold. The cellars are very damp.”
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“Let’s go anyway. This cold is nothing.”
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As I expected, the servants had all gone to the carnival, so
no one was home. Carrying torches, we went down many stairs
to the catacombs, a series of cold, damp cellars under my palace.
They held the bones of my ancestors, the Montresors. I also used
them to store wine.
My drunken friend walked unsteadily, as if he might fall
down; his bells jingled.
“The Amontillado?” he said.
“It’s farther on.” I said. “Look; do you see the white lines like
cobwebs on the walls? It is niter, salt deposits left because of the
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“It’s nothing,” he said at last.
“Come,” I said. “We’ll go back. Your health is important. You
are rich, respected. You are happy—as I was once. Besides, I can
ask Luchesi—”
“I won’t die of a cough,” he said.
“True,” I replied. “But you should be careful. Here, this wine
will keep you warm.”
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“The Montresors were a great family,” I answered.
“I forget what your family’s coat of arms is.”
“Two symbols represent the Montresors: a human foot
crushing a snake. The snake is biting deeply into the heel.”
“And the motto?” he asked.
“‘Nobody attacks me without being punished.’” I replied.
“Good!” he said.
We went farther into the catacombs. I paused.
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I broke open another bottle. He drank it all and then, with
his hand, made a strange gesture I did not understand. I looked
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“You? Impossible! Show me the secret sign,” he said.
“It is this,” I answered, pulling a trowel from my cape.
“You’re joking,” he said, drawing back. “But let’s go on.”
As we continued, our torches barely glowed in the bad air.
Finally, we entered a small chamber. Bones lined three of its
walls. The bones from the fourth wall were on the ground. This
bare wall opened into another small room that ended in a wall
of solid rock.
“The Amontillado is inside,” I said. “As for Luchesi—”
“He’s a fool,” said Fortunato. He swayed into the dark
aperture with me behind him as we entered the room. Even
with his torch, he could barely see where it ended. Bumping into
the rock wall, he stopped, confused. Quickly I chained him to
the wall. He was too surprised to stop me. I stepped back.
“Move your hand along the wall,” I said. “You’ll feel the niter.
It is very damp. Once more let me beg you to return. No? Then I
must leave you.”
“The Amontillado!” he cried.
“True,” I replied, “the Amontillado.” Among the pile of bones
I found building stones and cement. Using my trowel, I began to
build a wall in front of the room’s opening.
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wasn’t the cry of a drunken man. Then there was a long silence.
I added several more rows to the wall. Then I heard the furious
rattling of the chain. It went on for several minutes. I stopped
working briefly, listening to it with satisfaction.
When the rattling subsided, I continued building the wall.
It was now as high as my chest. I shone my torch into the
room to see how my work was going. Then the chained man
screamed—so loudly that I became worried. But feeling the thick
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last stone in place in the wall. Then I heard a low laugh that
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ha! ha!— a very good joke. We’ll laugh about it later. Over our
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“He! he! he—yes, the Amontillado. But isn’t it late? Lady
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“Yes,” I said, “Let’s go.”
“For the love of God, Montresor! ”
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out, “Fortunato!”
No answer. I heard only the jingling of bells. My heart grew
sick—because of the dampness. I hurried to complete my work.
I finished sealing up the wall. I piled the bones up against it. For
half a century no one has moved them. May he rest in peace.
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