ins-stead

Updated: May 11, 2025

So you 've c-come at last, sir!" said Barrymaine, steadying himself against the wall with one hand while he held the pistol levelled in the other, "ins-stead of the weak s-sister you find the avenging brother! Been waiting for you hours. C-cursed dreary hole this, and I fell asleep, but " "Because you were drugged!" said Barnabas. "D-drugged, sir! W-what d' you mean?"

Jeffery Farnol - The Amateur Gentleman