"Do you press the charge?" asked the court.
"It is my duty to society to do so."
Turning to the prisoner, the court asked him if he had anything to say.
Jack was more and more under the influence of the drug, whose effects made themselves felt in a greater degree every minute.
He thought he was dreaming, and continued to laugh at what he thought was an excellent joke.
"No," he replied.
"I shall sentence you to five years' hard labor in the mines!" exclaimed the magistrate.
"That's all right," replied Jack; "I knew that was coming."
He laughed louder than ever.
The jailer took him to a cell and locked him up. He soon fell into a profound slumber, from which he did not awake until the following morning.