From this he selected a bottle, and, rummaging in the recesses of the locker, he found an unwashed tumbler.

Into half a glass of water he dropped a minute quantity from the bottle and drank off the mixture.

The passion had left him now, and quite suddenly he looked yellow and very weak.

He was treating himself scientifically for the irritability to which he had given way.

Then he returned to the bank and laid down at full length.
The skin of his face must have been giving him great pain, for it was scarlet in places and exuding from sun-blisters.