It was the Gadfly whose eyes sank first. He shrank down, hiding his face; and Montanelli understood that the gesture meant "Go!" He turned, and went out of the cell. A moment later the Gadfly started up."Oh, I can’t bear it! Padre, come back! Come back!"The door was shut. He looked around him slowly, with a wide, still gaze, and understood that all was over. The Galilean had conquered.
-Ethel Lilian Voynich
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