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     ;Poison� ─    �said   she。  ;It's  no  poison。   Give    me   the  glass。;   And    she 

pledged Max�察�and drank a little of it。 ;'Tis good punch�察�Max�察�and of my 

brewing�察�I don't think you will ever get any better。; And she went back to 

the sofa again�察�and sat down�察�and looked at the players。 

     Mr。 Brock looked at her white face and fixed eyes with a grim kind of 

curiosity。  The   Count   sputtered�察  �and   cursed   the   horrid   taste   of   the   punch 

still�察�but he presently took the box�察�and made his threatened throw。 

     As before�察�the Squire beat him�察�and having booked his winnings�察�rose 

from table as well as he might and besought to lead him downstairs�察�which 

Mr。 Brock did。 

     Liquor had evidently stupefied the Count�此�he sat with his head between 

his   hands�察  �muttering   wildly   about   ill´luck�察  �seven's   the   main�察  �bad   punch�察�

and   so   on。   The   street´door   banged   to�察  �and   the   steps   of   Brock   and   the 

Squire were heard�察�until they could be heard no more。 

     ;Max�察─�said she�察�but he did not answer。 ;Max�察─�said she again�察�laying 

her hand on his shoulder。 

     ;Curse you�察─�said that gentleman�察 �keep off�察�and don't be laying your 

paws upon me。 Go to bed�察�you jade�察�or to��for what I care�察�and give me 

first some more puncha gallon more punch�察�do you hear�拭─�

     The    gentleman�察    �by   the  curses   at  the  commencement         of  this  little 

speech�察�and the request contained at the end of it�察�showed that his losses 

vexed him�察�and that he was anxious to forget them temporarily。 

     ;Oh�察�Max� ─�whimpered Mrs。 Cat�察 �youdon'twant any more punch�拭─�



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     ;Don't�   �Shan't   I be   drunk   in   my  own   house�察 �you   cursed   whimpering 

jade�察�you�拭�Get out� ─�and with this the Captain proceeded to administer a 

blow upon Mrs。 Catherine's cheek。 

     Contrary to her custom�察�she did not avenge it�察�or seek to do so�察�as on 

the    many    former    occasions     when    disputes    of  this   nature   had   arisen 

between the Count and her�察�but now Mrs。 Catherine fell on her knees and�察�

clasping   her   hands   and   looking   pitifully  in   the   Count's   face�察  �cried�察   �Oh�察�

Count�察�forgive me�察�forgive me� ─�

     ;Forgive   you�   �What   for�拭  �Because   I   slapped   your   face�拭  �Ha�察  �ha�   �I'll 

forgive you again�察�if you don't mind。; 

     ;Oh�察�no�察�no�察�no� ─�said she�察�wringing her hands。 ;It isn't that。 Max�察�dear 

Max�察�will you forgive me�拭�It isn't the blowI don't mind that�察�it's; 

     ;It's what�察�youmaudlin fool�拭─�

     ;IT'S THE PUNCH� ─�

     The Count�察�who was more than half seas over�察�here assumed an air of 

much   tipsy   gravity。   ;The   punch�   �No�察  �I   never   will   forgive   you   that   last 

glass of punch。 Of all the foul�察�beastly drinks I ever tasted�察�that was the 

worst。 No�察�I never will forgive you that punch。; 

     ;Oh�察�it isn't that�察�it isn't that� ─�said she。 

     ;I tell you it is that��you� �That punch�察�I say that punch was no better 

than pawaw´oison。; And here the Count's head sank back�察�and he fell to 

snore。 

     ;IT WAS POISON� ─�said she。 

     ;WHAT� ─  �screamed   he�察  �waking   up   at   once�察  �and   spurning   her   away 

from him。 ;What�察�you infernal murderess�察�have you killed me�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�Max��don't kill me�察�Max� �It was laudanumindeed it was。 You 

were going to be married�察�and I was furious�察�and I went and got; 

     ;Hold your tongue�察�you fiend�察─�roared out the Count�察�and with more 

presence of mind than politeness�察�he flung the remainder of the liquor ��and�察�

indeed�察�the glass with it�� at the head of Mrs。 Catherine。 But the poisoned 

chalice missed its mark�察�and fell right on the nose of Mr。 Tom Trippet�察�who 

was left asleep and unobserved under the table。 

     Bleeding�察�staggering�察�swearing�察�indeed a ghastly sight�察�up sprang Mr。 

Trippet�察�and drew his rapier。 ;Come on�察─�says he�察 �never say die� �What's 



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the   row�拭  �I'm   ready   for   a   dozen   of   you。; And   he   made   many   blind   and 

furious passes about the room。 

     ;Curse   you�察  �we'll   die   together� ─  �shouted   the   Count�察  �as   he   too   pulled 

out his toledo�察�and sprang at Mrs。 Catherine。 

     ;Help�   �murder�   �thieves� ─  �shrieked   she。   ;Save   me�察  �Mr。   Trippet�察  �save 

me� ─�and she   placed that   gentleman between herself and the Count�察 �and 

then made for the door of the bedroom�察�and gained it�察�and bolted it。 

     ;Out   of   the   way�察  �Trippet�察─  �roared   the   Count;out   of   the   way�察  �you 

drunken beast� �I'll murder her�察�I willI'll have the devil's life。; And here he 

gave   a  swinging   cut   at Mr。 Trippet's sword�此  �it sent the  weapon   whirling 

clean out of his hand�察�and through a window into the street。 

     ;Take my life�察�then�察─�said Mr。 Trippet�此 �I'm drunk�察�but I'm a man�察�and�察�

damme� �will never say die。; 

     ;I don't want your life�察�you stupid fool。 Hark you�察�Trippet�察�wake and 

be   sober�察  �if   you   can。   That   woman   has   heard   of   my   marriage   with   Miss 

Dripping。; 

     ;Twenty thousand pound�察─�ejaculated Trippet。 ;She has been jealous�察�I 

tell you�察�and POISONED us。 She has put laudanum into the punch。; 

     ;What�察 �in   MY  punch�拭─  �said Trippet�察 �growing   quite   sober   and   losing 

his courage。 ;O Lord� �O Lord� ─�

     ;Don't stand howling there�察�but run for a doctor�察�'tis our only chance。; 

And away ran Mr。 Trippet�察�as if the deuce were at his heels。 

     The     Count     had   forgotten     his   murderous      intentions     regarding     his 

mistress�察�or had deferred them at least�察�under the consciousness of his own 

pressing   danger。   And   it   must   be   said�察  �in   the   praise   of   a   man   who   had 

fought for and   against Marlborough   and Tallard�察�that his   courage in this 

trying and novel predicament never for a moment deserted him�察�but that he 

showed the greatest daring�察�as well as ingenuity�察�in meeting and averting 

the danger。 He flew   to the sideboard�察  �where were the   relics of a   supper�察�

and seizing the mustard and salt pots�察�and a bottle of oil�察�he emptied them 

all into a jug�察�into which he further poured a vast quantity of hot water。 

This pleasing mixture he then�察�without a moment's hesitation�察�placed to his 

lips�察�and swallowed as much of it as nature would allow him。 But when he 

had   imbibed   about   a   quart�察  �the   anticipated   effect   was   produced�察  �and   he 



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was   enabled�察  �by   the   power   of   this   ingenious   extemporaneous   emetic�察  �to 

get rid of much of the poison which Mrs。 Catherine had administered to 

him。 

     He was employed in these efforts when the doctor entered�察�along with 

Mr。 Brock and Mr。 Trippet�察�who was not a little pleased to hear that the 

poisoned   punch   had   not   in   all   probability   been   given   to   him。   He   was 

recommended   to   take   some   of   the   Count's   mixture�察  �as   a   precautionary 

measure�察�but this   he refused�察�and   retired home�察�leaving the Count   under 

charge of the physician and his faithful corporal。 

     It   is   not   necessary   to   say   what   further   remedies   were   employed   by 

them   to   restore   the   Captain   to   health�察  �but   after   some   time   the   doctor�察�

pronouncing that the danger was�察�he hoped�察�averted�察�recommended that his 

patient should be put to bed�察�and that somebody should sit by him�察�which 

Brock promised to do。 

     ;That she´devil will murder me�察�if you don't�察─�gasped the poor Count。 

;You   must   turn   her   out   of   the   bedroom�察  �or   break   open   the   door�察  �if   she 

refuses to let you in。; 

     And   this   step   was   found   to   be   necessary�察  �for�察  �after   shouting   many 

times�察�and in vain�察�Mr。 Brock found a small iron bar ��indeed�察�he had the 

instrument for many  days in his   pocket���察�and forced   the lock。 The   room 

was empty�察�the window was open�此�the pretty barmaid of the ;Bugle; had 

fled。 

     ;The chest�察─�said the Count;is the chest safe�拭─�

     The Corporal flew to the bed�察�under which it was screwed�察�and looked�察�

and said�察 �It IS safe�察�thank Heaven� ─�The window was closed。 The Captain�察�

who was too weak to stand without help�察�was undressed and put to bed。 

The   Corporal   sat   down   by   his   side�察  �slumber   stole   over   the   eyes   of   the 

patient�察�and his wakeful nurse marked with satisfaction the progress of the 

beneficent restorer of health。 

     When the Captain awoke�察�as he did some time afterwards�察�he found�察�

very much to his surprise�察�that a gag had been placed in his mouth�察�and 

that the Corporal was in the act of wheeling his bed to another part of the 

room。   He   attempted   to   move�察  �and   gave   utterance   to   such   unintelligible 

sounds as could issue through a silk handkerchief。 



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     ;If your honour stirs or cries out in the least�察�I will cut your honour's 

throat�察─�said the Corporal。 

     And then�察�having recourse to his iron bar ��the reader will now see why 

he was provided with such an implement�察�for he had been meditating this 

coup for some days���察�he proceeded first to attempt to burst the lock of the 

little iron chest in which the Count kept his treasure�察�and�察�failing in this�察�to 

unscrew it from the ground�察�which operation he performed satisfactorily。 

     ;You   see�察  �Count�察─  �said   he�察  �calmly�察   �when   rogues   fall   out   there's   the 

deuce to pay。 You'll have me drummed

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