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Der Kanzler würgte den bitteren Schnaps auf einen Schluck hinunter, rang einen Augenblick lang nach Atem und wischte sich mit einem Taschentuch den Schweiß von der Stirn.
The chancellor gulped down the bitter-tasting liquid as swiftly as possible, fought a moment to catch his breath, and mopped his sweating forehead with a handkerchief.
In der Tasche seines Pelzmantels steckte eine halb volle Whiskeyflasche. Er zog sie hervor und bot sie Eugene an, und nachdem der getrunken hatte, führte er die Flasche an seine Lippen und stürzte den ganzen Rest in einem einzigen Schluck hinunter.
He had a bottle half filled with whisky in the pocket of his fur coat: he took it out and offered Eugene a drink, and after he had drunk he put the bottle to his lips and gulped down all that remained in a single draught.
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