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He turned as before and fell asleep again for the third time. When he awoke the fourth time Raven stood beside him. "I have changed you into a white bear," said Raven. "How do you like it?" Man tried to answer but could not make a sound.
Presented caller of unkempt appearance at back-door with remains of pair of military boots, three empty shaving- stick tins, and a couple of partially bald tooth-brushes. May 21. In afternoon went round and looked at camp. Came home smiling, and went to favourite seat in garden to smoke. Discovered Private Early lying on it fast asleep. Went to study.
Respect for their love made me drop the curtain; I drew the coverlid over me, and again fell asleep. When the morning dawned I awoke, dressed, and having performed my ablutions and prayers, said to the young man, who had already risen, "Brother Arab, if in addition to thy hospitalities already shewn thou wilt put me in my way, my obligations will be complete.
She went on: "A river is, whose streams do glad The city of our God, The holy place, wherein the Lord Most High hath His abode." He was asleep, the wan young cheek leaning on his hand in a child-like attitude of repose. Eva sat and watched him, her heart full of pity. She did not move, but sat fanning him. Soon Mr.
He could not believe that he had been asleep and had awakened, but the facts were soon too much for his delusion and he said with the air of a discoverer: "I've been asleep," and turned on the light.
The mood has nearly passed, the desire of action is approaching.... I would give much for another memory, but memory may not be beckoned, and my mind is dark now, dark as that garden; the swaying, fan-like bough by my window is nearly one mass of green; the last sparrow has fallen asleep. I hear nothing.... I hear a horse trotting in the Strand.
"Don't try to go to your room; just undress and cuddle down in my bed with me to-night; I've brought in your night-dress." Toinette did not answer, but, walking over to Miss Preston, just rested her cheek against hers for a moment. Twenty minutes later she was fast asleep in her good friend's bed.
Jean, with a pain in her back, lay in Bea's arms until she fell asleep again; then after laying her down, Beatrice went back to her sewing, made patient and penitent by contact with that frail, peaceful little sister, and, after viewing her unmanageable puff determinedly for a few minutes, saw her mistake, and immediately went to work and finished it with no trouble.
Yet when at last the book was closed and Effie began to move about the room, she could not find courage to speak to her at once. "Effie," she said, by and by, "did you bring me the book you promised?" Effie started. "Christie, I thought you were asleep! Do you know how late it is?" "Did you bring me the book you promised?" repeated the child, eagerly.
The Mahoney boys and Pat and I thought we would take a rise out of him; so one night when he was asleep we stole up to his lair and got hold of the precious coat. We bundled it up and were off with it. We had to cross the lake, in the old boat with a hole in the bottom, in order to get home in time, and what do you think happened?
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