At the same time, he struck a match and lighted the gas.
"Now, let us see," he exclaimed.
Weak and sleepy as he was, this action on the part of the doctor roused Jack, whose eyes settled on the Italian.
"Bambino!" he cried, shuddering as if his gaze had rested on a black snake.
The doctor had removed the cork of the bottle and tasted its contents on the tip of his tongue.
"Strychnine!" he ejaculated.
Bambino, finding he was detected and his scheme frustrated, gnashed his teeth with baffled rage.
It was high time for him to endeavor to escape, and he made his way toward the door.
"No you don't, my friend," exclaimed the doctor, barring his exit.
Bambino, as we know, was a man of unlimited resources.