"There is an invention of the hatred that cannot kill," thought Fabrizio, "and what a devilish idea to let me see it." An iron staircase of light filigree, similarly coiled about a pillar, gave access to the second floor of this prison, and it was in the rooms of this second floor, which were some fifteen feet in height, that for the last year General Fabio Conti had given proof of his genius.
eta horma horien apaingarri, berriz, marmol zuriko burezurrak, neurriz gorakoak, dotore landuak eta X-itxurako bi hezurren gainean jarriak, hantxe mordo ederrean. "Horra, bada, inor hil ez dezakeen gorrotoaren asmazioa-egin zuen Fabricek bere artean-, eta deabruaren kastakoa izan behar niri hori erakusteko!". zutabe baten inguruan kiribildua dago eskailera hori ere. Altueraz hamabost bat oinekoa zen bigarren solairuko gela haietantxe erakutsia zuen, hain zuzen ere, Fabio Conti jeneralak duela urtebetez geroztik bere asmamen handia.