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This cherry-water, too, had the smell of bitter almonds, and was own sister to that in the little phial in her other hand. Now she understood it all why she had been taken to Steel's Corner, why Alick had taught her about poisons, and why her mamma had told her to steal that bottle.

He did not see what she saw that peaceful September evening, and the bottle of cherry-water on the table, with the little phial of thirty deaths in her hand; and now the contents emptied into the harmless draught; and now madame pale and dead.

That troublesome heart of hers had begun to play her strange tricks of late with palpitation and irregularity. She could not afford that her nerve should fail her. That gone, nothing would remain to her but a wreck. But her cherry-water was a pleasant and safe calmant, and she knew exactly how much to take. Her maid saw nothing more to-night than she had seen on any other night of her service.

I begged it of Mr Tomkins, on purpose to compare it." "Well then, my dear, we must order others, and mind that they measure an inch more than his. It shall cost him something before we have done, I'm determined." "You heard what Mr Smithson said? They gave negus and cherry-water." "We must do the same. I've a great mind to give ices." "Oh! my love, remember the expense."

"Very true; but we can ice our negus and cherry-water. Rough ice is only two-pence a pound, I believe." "Well, that will be an improvement." "And there shall be more, or I'll be in the Bench," replied the Doctor in his wrath. The next conversazione, for which cards were issued by Doctor Feasible, was on a superior scale. There was a considerable increase of company. Every thing went off well.

A Cordial Cherry-water. Take a pottle of Aqua vitæ, two ounces of ripe Cherries stoned, Sugar one pound, twenty four Cloves, one stick of Cinamon, three spoonfuls of aniseeds bruised, let these stand in the Aqua vitæ fifteen days, and when the water hath fully drawn out the tincture, pour it off into another glass for your use, which keep close stopped, the Spice and the Cherries you may keep, for they are very good for winde in the Stomach.

To make Cherry-water. Take nine pound of Cherries, pull out the stones and stalks, break them with you hand, and put them into nine pints of Claret Wine, take nine ounces of Cinamon, and three Nutmegs, bruise them, and put them into this, then take of Rosemary and Balm, of each half a handful, of sweet Marjoram a quarter of a handful; put all these with the aforenamed into an earthen pot well leaded; so let them stand to infuse twenty four hours; so distil it in a Limbeck, keeping the strongest water by it self, put some sugar finely beaten into your glasses.

Like the famous spring that is sometimes dry, Then flows with a river's whelming might, The current of thought now runs so high It covers the earthy bed from sight. Four years had come and gone since Mr. Dundas had laid his second wife in the grave beside his first, and the county had discussed the immorality of taking cherry-water as a calmant.

"Yes, two drops," returned Alick. "How many drops are here?" "Sixty." "Is it nasty?" "No like very strong bitter almonds or cherry-water; only in excess," he said. "Here is some cherry-water. Will you have a little in some water? It is not nasty, and it will not hurt you." "No," said Leam with an offended air: "I do not want your horrid stuff."

What could she, Leam, do to prevent all this wickedness if the blessed ones were idle and would not help her? Her eyes fell on a bottle placed on the console where madame's night appliances were ranged her night-light and the box of matches, her Bible and a hymn-book, a tablespoon, a carafe full of water and a tumbler, and this bottle marked "Cherry-water one tablespoonful for a dose."