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Chicot passed his morning in congratulating himself on the sang-froid and patience he had displayed through his night of trials.
"But," thought he, "they never take an old wolf twice in the same snare; therefore, it is nearly certain that they will invent some new devilry to practice on me to-day, so I must be on my guard."