One evening he mixed a powerful narcotic with my water. Scarcely had I finished my repast, when I felt myself sink by degrees into a strange torpor. Although I was without mistrust, a vague fear seized me, and I tried to struggle against sleepiness. I arose.
Finalmente, una noche decidieron paralizar esa resistencia que no se podía vencer: una noche mezclaron en mi agua un poderoso narcótico; apenas hube acabado mi cena, me sentí caer poco a poco en un entumecimiento desconocido.