noise to rouse the dead, but the dutchman slept on. Then I broke down the door. I pulled apart the mosquito curtains that were round the bed. He was lying there on his back with his eyes wide open He was as dead as mutton a dagger lay across his throat, and say I'm a liar if you like, but I swear to God it's true, there wasn' t a wound about him anywhere. The room was empty Funny, wasnt it? Well, that all depends on your idea of humour, " I replied My host looked at me quicky gt bed, do you?" You don't mind sleeping in tha N-no. But I would have preferred to hear the story tomorrow morning4 noise to rouse the dead, but the Dutchman slept on. Then I broke down the door. I pulled apart the mosquito curtains that were round the bed. He was lying there on his back with his eyes wide open. He was as dead as mutton. "A dagger lay across his throat, and say I'm a liar if you like, but I swear to God it's true, there wasn't a wound about him anywhere. The room was empty." "Funny, wasn't it?" "Well, that all depends on your idea of humour," I replied. My host looked at me quickly. "You don't mind sleeping in that bed, do you?" "N-no. But I would have preferred to hear the story tomorrow morning