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Then, like a beam of sunlight to a man lost in some dark, winding cave, came to me the reflection that I had in my pocket a German conversation book. THEN LIKE A BEAM OF SUNLIGHT TO A MAN LOST IN SOME DARK WINDING CAVE CAME TO ME THE REFLECTION THAT I HAD IN MY POCKET A GERMAN CONVERSATION BOOK
ered that it was a stringent and trustworthy emetic that he had swallowed. His audience had mistaken his signs of gratitude for efforts on his part to explain to them that he was poisoned, or, at all events, was suffering from acute and agonising indigestion, and had done what they could to comfort him. The drug that they had given him was not one of those common, cheap medicines that lose their effect before they have been in the system half-an-hour. He felt that it would be useless to begin another supper then, even if he could get one, and so he went to bed a good deal hungrier and a good deal less refreshed than when he arrived at the inn. Gratitude is undoubtedly a thing that should not be attempted by the amateur pantomimist. "Savoury" is another. B. and I very nearly did ourselves a serious internal injury, trying to express it. We slaved like cab-horses at it--for about five minutes, and succeeded in conveying to the mind of the waiter that we wanted to have a game at dominoes. ONDS LATER HE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS A STRINGENT AND TRUSTWORTHY EMETIC THAT HE HAD SWALLOWED HIS AUDIENCE HAD MISTAKEN HIS SIGNS OF GRATITUDE FOR EFFORTS ON HIS PART TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT HE WAS POISONED OR AT ALL EVENTS WAS SUFFERING FROM ACUTE AND AGONIZING INDIGESTION AND HAD DONE WHAT THEY COULD TO COMFORT HIM THE DRUG THAT THEY HAD GIVEN HIM WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE COMMON CHEAP MEDICINES THAT LOSE THEIR EFFECTS BEFORE THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE SYSTEM HALF AN HOUR HE FELT THAT IT WOULD BE USELESS TO BEGIN ANOTHER SUPPER THEN EVEN IF HE COULD GET ONE AND SO HE WENT TO BED A GOOD DEAL HUNGRIER AND A GOOD DEAL LESS REFRESHED THAN WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE INN GRATITUDE IS UNDOUBTEDLY A THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED BY THE AMATEUR PANTOMIMIST SAVOURY IS ANOTHER B AND I VERY NEARLY DID OURSELVES A SERIOUS INTERNAL INJURY TRYING TO EXPRESS IT WE SLAVED LIKE CAB HORSES AT IT FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND SUCCEEDED IN CONVEYING TO THE MIND OF THE WAITER THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE A GAME AT DOMINOES
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