Read the excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw.”"Is he hurt?" demanded the mother, wildly.The visitor bowed in assent. "Badly hurt," he said, quietly, "but he is not in any pain.""Oh, thank God!" said the old woman, clasping her hands. "Thank God for that! Thank –"She broke off suddenly as the sinister meaning of the assurance dawned upon her and she saw the awful confirmation of her fears in the other's perverted face. She caught her breath, and turning to her slower-witted husband, laid her trembling old hand upon his. There was a long silence."He was caught in the machinery," said the visitor at length in a low voice."Caught in the machinery," repeated Mr. White, in a dazed fashion, "yes."