The short story of "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allen Poe tells the story of an unnamed prisoner who was left in a pit. He was a prisoner of the Spanish inquisition, and he was tormented and held captive in the pit. But, as time went on, he realized that the pendulum that was at the top of the pit had been slowly coming down, and that there was a well in the middle of the pit. It was certain that one way or the other, he was to die. But with a stroke of luck, he was rescued by General LaSalle and his men. They had entered Toledo, the place he was held captive and had overtaken the Spanish Inquisitors. He was finally rescued by General LaSalle.
