'What do you want with me ?' Some one stepped out of the gloom and sat down near me.

A naked black foot broke the belt of light on the floor.
'For God's sake get me a drink,' I murmured.

The figure rose and fetched a pannikin of water from a pail.

I could hear the cool trickle of the drops on the metal.

A hand put the dish to my mouth, and I drank water with a strong dash of spirits.