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de Lion, who declared his utter inability to close his eyes. 

 ^^ Did I not tell you/' croaked the former of these bold 

 spirits to his companion, as, pipe in mouth, he proceeded to 

 mount g-uard — ^^ Did I not tell you that we should all 

 have our throats cut, so sure as we came out by the Yaal 

 Eivi^re ?" 



