\"WHAT！\"screamedhe，wakingupatonce，andspurningherawayfromhim。\"What，youinfernalmurderess，haveyoukilledme？\"
\"Oh，Max！——don’tkillme，Max！Itwaslaudanum——indeeditwas。Youweregoingtobemarried，andIwasfurious，andIwentandgot——\"
\"Holdyourtongue，youfiend，\"roaredouttheCount；andwithmorepresenceofmindthanpoliteness，heflungtheremainderoftheliquor（and，indeed，theglasswithit）attheheadofMrs。
Catherine。Butthepoisonedchalicemisseditsmark，andfellrightonthenoseofMr。TomTrippet，whowasleftasleepandunobservedunderthetable。
Bleeding，staggering，swearing，indeedaghastlysight，upsprangMr。Trippet，anddrewhisrapier。\"Comeon，\"sayshe；\"neversaydie！What’stherow？I’mreadyforadozenofyou。\"Andhemademanyblindandfuriouspassesabouttheroom。