A mason " I replied "A sign " he said "It is this " I answered , producing a trowel from beneath the folds of my roquelaire "You jest " he exclaimed , recoiling a few paces . At first , The Cask of Amontillado Page -2- "mason " refers to the secret of Masons , an that separates itself by means of arcane sign '94 (Bloom , 1987 , p . 146 . As the dual tones of macabre terror and ironic humor continue to create narrative tension , the reader is left wondering...











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