The short
answer is no. On the contrary, Montresor believes that the punishment he metes out to Fortunato
is entirely appropriate for the thousand unspecified injuries he did him all those years
ago.
That said, he does hesitatebrieflywhen he's busily walling up Fortunato
inside his living tomb. As he's piling up the stones and mortar, Montresor starts to tremble. He
can hear Fortunato's low moans from deep within the catacombs. This isn't the sound of a drunken
man; Fortunato is all too aware of the terrible fate that awaits him.
We're
not sure if Montresor trembles because he has a sudden attack of consciencewhich is highly
unlikelyor because he's just pumped up with adrenaline. In any case, he soon recovers his
composure and resumes his grisly business with greater determination than before, until, at
last, he completes his work, which gives him an intense feeling of
satisfaction.
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