It looks as if I drank, doesn't it?
As a matter of fact it goes to prove what an exceptionally abstemious person I am.

I've had that jar for six-and-twenty years," she added, looking at it with pride, as she tipped it over, and from the height of the liquid it could be seen that the bottle was still untouched.
"Twenty-six years ?" Rachel exclaimed.
Miss Allan was gratified, for she had meant Rachel to be surprised.
"When I went to Dresden six-and-twenty years ago," she said, "a certain friend of mine announced her intention of making me a present.

She thought that in the event of shipwreck or accident a stimulant might be useful.

However, as I had no occasion for it, I gave it back on my return.

On the eve of any foreign journey the same bottle always makes its appearance, with the same note; on my return in safety it is always handed back.