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Quotation from The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
“Rose late, after a dreadful night; the vengeance of yesterday’s opium, pursuing me through a series of frightful dreams.”
The Moonstone, Fourth Narrative (Journal of Ezra Jennings, June 16th, 1849) (Project Gutenberg #155)
Jennings records the cost of the opium he takes for his illness while he prepares the experiment that will clear Franklin Blake.
Citation: "Rose late, after a dreadful night; the vengeance of yesterday’s opium, pursuing me through a series of frightful dreams." — Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone, Fourth Narrative (Journal of Ezra Jennings, June 16th, 1849) (Project Gutenberg #155). (id the-moonstone-q5)
Portrait: (William) Wilkie Collins by Rudolph Lehmann, Rudolf Lehmann, Public domain.
