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are too heavy for any breeches´pockets that ever were sewed。 There� �that's 

itshovel     them    in�察 �notes   and   all�  �/Credie��/    what    luck�   �Stop�    �another 

napoleon   on   the   floor�   �Ah�   �/sacre   petit   polisson   de   Napoleon��/   have   I 

found thee at last�拭�Now then�察�sirtwo tight double knots each way with 

your     honourable      permission�察    �and    the  money's      safe。   Feel   it�  �feel  it�察�

fortunate sir� �hard and round as a cannon´ball/Ah�察�bah��/ if they had only 

fired such cannon´balls at us at Austerlitz /nom d'une pipe��/ if they only 

had� �And now�察�as an ancient grenadier�察�as an ex´brave of the French army�察�

what remains for me to do�拭�I ask what�拭�Simply this�此�to entreat my valued 

English   friend   to   drink   a   bottle   of   champagne   with   me�察  �and   toast   the 

goddess Fortune in foaming goblets before we part� ─�

     ;Excellent   ex´brave�   �Convivial   ancient   grenadier�   �Champagne   by   all 

means�   �An      English   cheer   for   an   old   soldier�   �Hurrah�   �hurrah�   �Another 

English cheer for the goddess Fortune� �Hurrah� �hurrah� �hurrah� ─�

     ;Bravo� �the Englishman�察�the amiable�察�gracious Englishman�察�in whose 

veins circulates the vivacious blood of France� �Another glass�拭�/Ah�察�bah��/ 

the   bottle   is   empty�   �Never   mind�   �/Vive   le   vin��/   I�察  �the   old   soldier�察  �order 

another bottle�察�and half a pound of bonbons with it� ─�

     ;No�察  �no�察  �ex´brave�察  �neverancient   grenadier�   �/Your/   bottle   last   time�察�

my     bottle   this。  Behold    it�  �Toast   away�     �The   French     Army�     �the   great 



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Napoleon� �the present company� �the croupier� �the honest croupier's wife 

and    daughtersif     he  has   any�   �the  Ladies    generally�    �everybody     in  the 

world� ─�

     By the time the second bottle of champagne was emptied�察�I felt as if I 

had been drinking liquid firemy brain seemed all aflame。 No excess in 

wine had ever had this effect on me before in my life。 Was it the result of a 

stimulant   acting   upon   my   system   when   I   was   in   a   highly   excited   state�拭�

Was     my    stomach    in   a  particularly   disordered     condition�拭    �Or   was   the 

champagne amazingly strong�拭�

     ;Ex´brave of the French Army� ─�cried I�察�in a mad state of exhilaration�察�

;I am on fire� �how are you�拭�You have set me on fire。 Do you hear�察�my hero 

of Austerlitz�拭  �Let   us   have   a   third   bottle   of   champagne   to   put   the   flame 

out� ─�

     The    old   soldier   wagged     his   head�察  �rolled   his  goggle´eyes�察    �until   I 

expected to see them slip out of their sockets�察�placed his dirty forefinger 

by    the   side  of   his  broken     nose�察  �solemnly     ejaculated     ;Coffee� ─   �and 

immediately ran off into an inner room。 

     The    word    pronounced      by   the  eccentric    veteran   seemed     to  have    a 

magical effect on the rest of the company present。 With one accord they all 

rose to   depart。  Probably they  had   expected   to profit   by  my  intoxication�察�

but finding that my new friend was benevolently bent on preventing me 

from     getting   dead    drunk�察   �had   now     abandoned      all  hope    of  thriving 

pleasantly on my  winnings。 Whatever their motive might be�察�at any rate 

they went away  in a   body。 When   the old soldier returned�察  �and sat   down 

again opposite to me at the table�察�we had the room to ourselves。 I could 

see the croupier�察�in a sort of vestibule which opened out of it�察�eating his 

supper in solitude。 The silence was now deeper than ever。 

     A sudden change�察 �too�察�had   come over the   ;ex´brave;。  He   assumed   a 

portentously solemn look�察�and when he spoke to me again�察�his speech was 

ornamented by no oaths�察�enforced by no finger´snapping�察�enlivened by no 

apostrophes or exclamations。 

     ;Listen�察  �my   dear   sir�察─  �said   he�察  �in   mysteriously   confidential   tones 

;listen to an old soldier's advice。 I have been to the mistress of the house 

��a very charming woman�察�with a genius for cookery�。� to impress on her 



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the necessity of making us some particularly strong and good coffee。 You 

must drink this coffee in order to get rid of your little amiable exaltation of 

spirits before you think of going homeyou /must/�察�my good and gracious 

friend� �With   all that   money to   take   home to´night�察 �it is   a sacred   duty  to 

yourself to have your wits about you。 You are known to be a winner to an 

enormous extent by several gentlemen present to´night�察�who�察�in a certain 

point of view�察�are very worthy and excellent fellows�察�but they are mortal 

men�察  �my   dear   sir�察  �and   they   have   their   amiable   weaknesses。   Need   I   say 

more�拭�Ah�察�no�察�no� �you understand me� �Now�察�this is what you must do 

send     for  a  cabriolet    when    you    feel  quite   well   againdraw      up   all  the 

windows when you get into itand tell the driver to take you home only 

through   the   large   and   well´   lighted   thoroughfares。   Do   this�察  �and   you   and 

your   money  will   be safe。  Do   this�察  �and   to´morrow  you   will   thank   an  old 

soldier for giving you a word of honest advice。; 

     Just   as   the   ex´brave   ended   his   oration   in very  lachrymose   tones�察  �the 

coffee came in�察�ready poured out in two cups。 My attentive friend handed 

me one of the cups with a bow。 I was parched with thirst�察�and drank it off 

at   a  draught。    Almost      instantly   afterwards�察    �I  was    seized   with    a  fit  of 

giddiness�察     �and   felt  more    completely      intoxicated     than    ever。  The    room 

whirled round and round furiously�察�the old soldier seemed to be regularly 

bobbing up and down before me like the piston of a steam´engine。 I was 

half    deafened      by   a  violent    singing     in  my     ears�察  �a  feeling    of   utter 

bewilderment�察  �helplessness�察  �idiocy�察  �overcame   me。   I   rose   from   my   chair�察�

holding on by the table to keep my balance�察�and stammered out that I felt 

dreadfully unwellso unwell that I did not know how I was to get home。 

     ;My dear friend�察─�answered the old soldierand even his voice seemed 

to   be   bobbing   up   and   down   as   he   spoke;my   dear   friend�察  �it   would   be 

madness to go home in /your/ state�察�you would be sure to lose your money�察�

you might be robbed and murdered with the greatest ease。 /I/ am going to 

sleep   here�察  �do   you   sleep   here�察  �toothey   make   up   capital   beds   in   this 

housetake one�察�sleep off the effects of the wine�察�and go home safely with 

your winnings to´morrowto´morrow�察�in broad daylight。; 

     I   had   but   two   ideas   left�此  �one�察  �that   I   must   never   let   go   hold   of   my 

handkerchief   full   of   money�察  �the   other�察  �that   I   must   lie   down   somewhere 



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immediately�察  �and   fall   off   into   a   comfortable   sleep。   So   I   agreed   to   the 

proposal      about    the  bed�察  �and    took   the   offered    arm    of  the   old  soldier�察�

carrying my money with my disengaged hand。 Preceded by the croupier�察�

we passed along some passages and up a flight of stairs into the bedroom 

which   I   was   to   occupy。   The   ex´brave   shook   me   warmly   by   the   hand�察�

proposed   that   we   should   breakfast   together�察  �and   then�察  �followed   by   the 

croupier�察�left me for the night。 

     I   ran   to   the   wash´hand   stand�察  �drank   some   of   the   water   in   my   jug�察�

poured the rest out�察�and plunged my face into it�察�then sat down in a chair 

and tried to compose myself。 I soon felt better。 The change for my lungs�察�

from   the   fetid   atmosphere   of   the   gambling´room   to   the   cool   air   of   the 

apartment   I   now   occupied�察  �the   almost   equally  refreshing   change   for   my 

eyes�察�from the glaring gaslights of the ;salon; to the dim�察�quiet flicker of 

one   bedroom   candle�察  �aided   wonderfully   the   restorative   effects   of   cold 

water。 The giddiness left me�察�and I began to feel a little like a reasonable 

being   again。   My   first   thought   was   of   the   risk   of   sleeping   all   night   in   a 

gambling´house�察  �my   second�察 �of   the   still   greater   risk   of   trying   to   get   out 

after the house was closed�察�and of going home alone at night through the 

streets of Paris with a large sum of money about me。 I had slept in worse 

places than this on my travels�察�so I determined to lock�察�bolt�察�and barricade 

my door�察�and take my chance till the next morning。 

     Accordingly�察�I secured myself against all intrusion�察�looked under the 

bed�察�and into the cupboard�察�tried the fastening of the window�察�and then�察�

satisfied   that   I   had   taken   every   proper   precaution�察  �pulled   off   my   upper 

clothing�察  �put   my   light�察  �which   was   a   dim   one�察  �on   the   hearth   among   a 

feathery litter of wood´ashes�察�and got into bed�察�with the handkerchief full 

of money under my pillow。 

     I soon felt not only that I could not go to sleep�察�but that I could not 

even close my eyes。 I was wide awake�察�and in a high fever。 Every nerve in 

my body trembledevery one of my senses seemed to be preternaturally 

sharpened。       I  tossed   and    rolled�察  �and   tried   every    kind   of  position�察   �and 

perseveringly sought out the cold corners of the bed�察�and all to no purpose。 

Now   I   thrust   my   arms   over   the   clothes�察  �now   I   poked   them   under   the 

clothes�察�now I violently shot my legs straight out down to the bottom of 



               

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