Threesecondslaterhediscoveredthatitwasastringentandtrustworthyemeticthathehadswallowed。Hisaudiencehadmistakenhissignsofgratitudeforeffortsonhisparttoexplaintothemthathewaspoisoned，or，atallevents，wassufferingfromacuteandagonisingindigestion，andhaddonewhattheycouldtocomforthim。
Thedrugthattheyhadgivenhimwasnotoneofthosecommon，cheapmedicinesthatlosetheireffectbeforetheyhavebeeninthesystemhalf-an-hour。Hefeltthatitwouldbeuselesstobeginanothersupperthen，evenifhecouldgetone，andsohewenttobedagooddealhungrierandagooddeallessrefreshedthanwhenhearrivedattheinn。
Gratitudeisundoubtedlyathingthatshouldnotbeattemptedbytheamateurpantomimist。
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