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Iformedaconceptionofabookoffictitiousadventurethatshouldin
somewaybedistinguishedbyaverypowerfulinterest.Pursuingthis
ideaIinventedfirstthethirdvolumeofmytalethenthesecondand
lastofallthefirst.Ibentmyselftotheconceptionofaseriesofadven-
turesofflightandpursuit;thefugitiveinperpetualapprehensionofbe-
ingoverwhelmedwiththeworstcalamitiesandthepursuerbyhisin-
genuityandresourceskeepinghisvictiminastateofthemostfearful
alarm.Thiswastheprojectofmythirdvolume.Iwasnextcalleduponto
conceiveadramaticandimpressivesituationadequatetoaccountforthe
impulsethatthepursuershouldfeelincessantlytoalarmandharasshis
victimwithaninextinguishableresolutionnevertoallowhimtheleast
intervalofpeaceandsecurity.ThisIapprehendedcouldbestbeeffected
byasecretmurdertotheinvestigationofwhichtheinnocentvictim
shouldbeimpelledbyanunconquerablespiritofcuriosity.Themurder-
erwouldthushaveasufficientmotivetopersecutetheunhappydis-
covererthathemightdeprivehimofpeacecharacterandcreditand
havehimforeverinhispower.Thisconstitutedtheoutlineofmysecond
volume.
Thesubjectofthefirstvolumewasstilltobeinvented.Toaccountfor
thefearfuleventsofthethirditwasnecessarythatthepursuershould
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