Chapter 51

           OurstorytakesusbacktothelonehutontheAlamo,sosuddenlyforsakenbythegamblingguests,whohadmadethemselveswelcomeintheabsenceofitsowner.

           Itisnearnoonofthefollowingday,andhehasnotyetcomehome.Theci-devantstable-boyofBally-ballaghisoncemoresoleoccupantofthejacaléoncemorestretchedalongthefloor,inastateofinebriety;thoughnotthesamefromwhichwehaveseenhimalreadyaroused.Hehasbeensobersince,andthespellnowuponhimhasbeenproducedbyasubsequentappealtotheDivinityofdrink.

           Toexplain,wemustgobacktothathourbetweenmidnightandmorning,whenthemontéplayersmadetheirabruptdeparture.

           Thesightofthreeredsavages,seatedaroundtheslabtable,andindustriouslyengagedinagameofcards,haddonemoretorestorePhelimtoastateofsobrietythanallthesleephehadobtained.

           Despiteacertaingrotesquenessinthespectacle,hehadnotseensuchaludicroussight,aswasprovedbytheterrificscreechwithwhichhesalutedthem.Therewasnothinglaughableinwhatfollowed.Hehadnoveryclearcomprehensionofwhatdidfollow.

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