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night before the dance Mad Carew seemed in a trance,
And they chaffed him as they puffed at their cigars,
But for once he failed to smile,
And he sat alone awhile,
Then went out into the night beneath the stars.
He returned before the dawn
With his shirt and tunic torn.
And a gash across his temples dripping red.
He was
