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As I was gargling in the bathroom, she appeared at the doorway to snidely say, “Don’t drink it.”

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

She and other servants went to another door, which opened to his room; as they approached the door, they heard a noise, as if a man was gargling water in his throat.

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne