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Danger in the Dark - ZseZse

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DANGER IN THE DARK. 133<br />

designs are fully consummated-at least, will be, when<br />

he secures <strong>the</strong> rema<strong>in</strong>der of <strong>the</strong> Gerard estate. Fortune<br />

favors <strong>the</strong> wretch; were it not so, ere this he<br />

would have been <strong>the</strong> victim of my vengeance; narrowly<br />

did he escape me. But why <strong>in</strong>dulge thoughts<br />

that only ferment <strong>the</strong> soul, and light with<strong>in</strong> me <strong>the</strong><br />

consum<strong>in</strong>g fires of outraged feel<strong>in</strong>g ~ The evil is<br />

without a remedy; let <strong>the</strong> past be forgotten I yea, and<br />

<strong>the</strong> present too! I 'll prove Shakspeare false - , Who<br />

can m<strong>in</strong>ister to a m<strong>in</strong>d diseased ~, Rum says, "tis I I'<br />

Well, to test <strong>the</strong> matter, I'll go down to <strong>the</strong> t.<br />

Oharles."<br />

The first to greet him, upon enter<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> coffeehouse,<br />

was his boon companion, James Brown, whom<br />

he had not seen before, s<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong> morn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>y were<br />

toge<strong>the</strong>r let out of <strong>the</strong> watch-house.<br />

Alonzo drank with his associate, but with some<br />

reluctance. Be<strong>in</strong>g forcibly rem<strong>in</strong>ded of <strong>the</strong> disgust<strong>in</strong>g<br />

scenes of <strong>the</strong> former spree, and discover<strong>in</strong>g too that<br />

Brown was beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g to bloat, and his eyes <strong>in</strong>fiame--e<br />

fastputt<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> appearance of a sot-it caused him<br />

to feel an <strong>in</strong>ward misgiv<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

"Friend Brown," said Alonzo, "this is <strong>the</strong> first<br />

I've drank s<strong>in</strong>ce that horrid night we had <strong>the</strong> misfortune<br />

to be lodged toge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> watch-house,"<br />

"0 cracky!" exclaimed Brown, "I've been drunk<br />

a dozen times s<strong>in</strong>ce that."<br />

"My dear sir, I was not before aware that you had<br />

re~lIybecome a drunkard I"

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