weights
attached
to the
feet,
covered an
entire
wall;
chains,
shackling-
irons,
fetters,
steel
rings for
compressing
the
throat,
and belts
for
tightening
the chest,
all had
their
appointed
places,
while the
Chair, the
Boot, the
Heavy Hat,
and many
other
appliances
quite
unknown to
our system
of
administering
justice
were
scattered
about.
Without
pausing to
select any
of these,
the one
who led me
approached
a raised
desk at
which was