The incident had not taken place many minutes, and a round had scarcely

been drunk by the guests, when a loud and peremptory summons was heard
at the door
The incident had not taken place many minutes, and a round had scarcely
been drunk by the guests, when a loud and peremptory summons was heard
at the door. The noise roused even the poor drunkard in the chair, who,
lifting up his head, stared about him with vacant eyes.