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"Perhaps they have not treated you kindly? Speak!"

"Oh, kindly treated! They have brought me hither by treachery and

force. Why, why did they bring me? Why am I here? Where am I? I

am a poor creature. What have I done to you? In the name of

God--"

"God! God! always God!" said the Unknown. "Those who are too weak

to defend themselves, always make use of the name of God, as if

they knew something concerning him! What! do you mean by this

word to make me--" and he left the sentence unfinished.