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The rifles would contain blank cartridges , and she must pretend to fall -- and afterwards he would come , having bribed every one and made the path smooth . He lied so fervently that Harietta was convinced , her material brain catching at any straw . She must dress herself and look her best , he told her , so as to make an impression upon all the men concerned ; and then , when he had to leave her , he arranged with the prison doctor that she might receive a strong _ piqûre _ of morphine , so that she would be serene . She spent the night dreaming quite happily and at four o'clock was awakened and began to dress . The drug had calmed all her terrors and her dramatic instinct held full sway . She arranged her toilet with the utmost care , using all her arts to beautify herself . In her ears were Stanislass ' ruby earrings and she wore Stépan 's ring and brooch .