Oh God!I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased.And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled.I foamed -- I raved -- I swore!Anything was more tolerable than this derision!I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer!It grew louder -- louder -- louder!Almighty God!-- they were making a mockery of my horror!But anything was better than this agony!-- hark!louder!louder!louder!louder!what could I do?Was it possible they heard not?-- no, no!They heard!-- they suspected!-- they knew!-- and now -- again!