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Water! WATER!

           IftheCardinalhadbeentherewithhisbell,book,andcandle, Iwouldhavewhippedinanddrunkhiswaterup;yes,evenifhehadfilleditalreadywiththesudsofsoap"worthyofwashingthehandsofthePope," andIknewthatthewholeconsecratedcurseoftheCatholicChurchshouldfalluponmeforsodoing. IalmostthinkthatImusthavebeenalittlelight-headedwiththirst,wearinessandthewantoffood; forIfelltothinkinghowastonishedtheCardinalandhisnicelittleboyandthejackdawwouldhavelookedtoseeaburntup,brown-eyed,grizzly-hairedlittleelephanthuntersuddenlyboundbetweenthem,puthisdirtyfaceintothebasin,andswalloweverydropofthepreciouswater. TheideaamusedmesomuchthatIlaughedorrathercackledaloud,whichwoketheothers,andtheybegantorubtheirdirtyfacesanddragtheirgummed-uplipsandeyelidsapart. 

           Assoonaswewereallwellawakewebegantodiscussthesituation,whichwasseriousenough. Notadropofwaterwasleft. Weturnedthebottlesupsidedown,andlickedtheirtops,butitwasafailure;theyweredryasabone. Good,whohadchargeoftheflaskofbrandy,gotitoutandlookedatitlongingly; butSirHenrypromptlytookitawayfromhim,fortodrinkrawspiritwouldonlyhavebeentoprecipitatetheend. 

           "Ifwedonotfindwaterweshalldie,"hesaid. 

           "IfwecantrusttotheoldDom’smapthereshouldbesomeabout,"Isaid; butnobodyseemedtoderivemuchsatisfactionfromthisremark.Itwassoevidentthatnogreatfaithcouldbeputinthemap. 

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