"Oh, they rode over to Twelve Oaks hours ago--to sample the punch and see if it was strong enough, I dare say, as if they wouldn't have from now till tomorrow morning to do it! I'm going to ask John Wilkes to keep them overnight, even if he has to bed them down in the stable. Five men in their cups are just too much for me. Up to three, I do very well but--"
in your cupsBritish English old-fashioned drunk, or when drunkdeep in his cups. By the time Anthony arrived, Richard was already
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