"five paces by four and a half, five paces by four and a half, five paces by four and a half." the prisoner walked to and fro in his cell, counting its measurement, and the roar of the city arose like muffled drums with a wild swell of voices added to them. "he made shoes, he made shoes, he made shoes." the prisoner counted the measurement again, and paced faster, to draw his mind with him from that latter repetition.