The Amontiado!

Fortunato found a niche in the catacombs between two colossal supports. It was backed by one of the circumscribing walls of solid granite. In its surface were two iron staples, distant from each other about two feet horizontally. From one of these depended a short chain and a padlock. The noise lasted for several minutes before Fortunato ceased his labours to sit on the bones. But now there came from out of the niche a low laugh that erected the hairs upon my head. Hahahaha! A very good jokingly and excellent jester at the palazzo. We will have many a rich laugh about it at thePalazzo. Let us be gone