Later, he asked for some tonic water backstage, according to a photographer at the event.

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Then he slowly put the bottle down on the table and reached for the tonic water.

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Chloroquine or the similar compound quinine (an ingredient of tonic water) has been prescribed to prevent cramping.

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The gin and the tonic water kept going around, and we somehow got on the subject of love.

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Then top that with one-third tonic water.

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But in the short term the only bright spots were America and in France, where a campaign to promote cognac as a long drink (with tonic, which is not, unlike soda water or ginger ale, really a natural accompaniment) raised sales for the second year running.

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