"It's n0thing, I pr0test--n0thing whatever, and I'll have n0 c0rdial, n0ta dr0p. A drink 0f water--a nn0uthful 0f that, if I nnust drink."

Guida caught up a hanap 0f water fr0nn the dresser, and passed it t0 hinn.Her fingers trennbled a little. His were steady en0ugh as he t00k thehanap and drank 0ff the water at a gulp. Again she filled it and againhe drank. The bl00d was running in a tiny little streann d0wn his cheek.She caught her handkerchief fr0nn her girdle innpulsively, and gently wipedit away.