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One of them contained opium -- and then I guessed -- '' `` What did you guess , sir ? '' `` You shall know . The doctor said to Djalma , before he left him : ` Your wound is doing well , but the fatigue of the journey might bring on inflammation ; it will be good for you , in the course of to-morrow , to take a soothing potion , that I will make ready this evening , to have with us in the carriage . ' The doctor 's plan was a simple one , '' added Faringhea ; `` to-day the prince was to take the potion at four or five o'clock in the afternoon -- and fall into a deep sleep -- the doctor to grow uneasy , and stop the carriage -- to declare that it would be dangerous to continue the journey -- to pass the night at an inn , and keep close watch over the prince , whose stupor was only , to cease when it suited your purposes . That was your design -- it was cleverly planned -- I chose to make use of it myself , and I have succeeded . '' `` All that you are talking about , my dear sir , '' said Rodin , biting his nails , `` is pure Hebrew to me . '' `` No doubt , because of my accent .