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My first thought was, "Well, what an astonishing dream I've had! I reckon I've waked only just in time to keep from being hanged or drowned or burned or something.... I'll nap again till the whistle blows, and then I'll go down to the arms factory and have it out with Hercules."
"Now, by my faith," he mentally exclaimed, "I have a mind to pelt that Jeromio with some of these clay lumps: he is enjoying a sound nap down there, like an overgrown seal, as he is; and I am everlastingly taunted with Jeromio! Jeromio! Jeromio! at every hand's turn. Here goes, to rouse his slumbers."
It was a fashion we concluded he had when he wished to bask in the sun, but a very inconvenient one to us just then. "We were, indeed, in a pretty fix, for we could not tell how long he might take to sleep; judging by his size, a year or so would have sufficed merely for a morning's nap, and we might all be starved before we could hope to get free.
She had endured and she had prevailed; now her reward was come. Now for the long, calm years of happiness. Later in the day, about an hour after noon, Bennett took his daily nap, carefully wrapped in shawls and stretched out in a wicker steamer-chair in the glass-room.
I think that surprised him some, for he began to stutter, and then of course I had the advantage. And I used it." "It must have been real edifying for Lady Carfax," drawled Nap. Mrs. Errol turned upon him. "I'm no bigger a fool than I look, Nap Errol. Lady Carfax didn't hear a word. We had it out in the park. I left the motor half way on purpose, and made his high mightiness walk down with me.
His Sunday hat was in his hand, and he smoothed the long nap of it, as he said, with a mixture of shyness and familiarity 'Sarvant, missus. Yo'r measter is fain that I should come in an' have a drop; no offence, I hope? Sylvia passed quickly through the house-place, and went upstairs without speaking to her cousin Philip or to any one.
I tried to help him look, but I was too tired to exert myself much. I told him I believed I would take a little nap. I opened a dizzy eye part way. So this was heaven this white expanse that swung and swam before my languid gaze? No, it could not be it did not smell like heaven. It smelled like a hospital. It was a hospital. It was my hospital.
"He is," sighed Flora. "Dinah is tired of waiting." "Flora is tired of waiting, I guess." "Yes, Flora is." "And what would she like to do while the sun is drinking?" "Have fun," said Flora, laying the black baby down for a nap, with the shawl drawn up over her head. "Dinah is asleep and I am ready."
The nap after dinner had brightened up every one's wit; and a great deal of excellent humor was expended upon the perplexities of mine host and his housekeeper, by certain married gentlemen of the company, who considered themselves privileged in joking with a bachelor's establishment.
But, Dab, what do you mean to do about it?" "Swing a lantern at the mast-head, and sail right along. You and Dick get a nap, by and by, if you can. I won't try to sleep till daylight." "Sleep? Catch me sleeping!" "You must; and so must Dick, when the time comes. It won't do for us to all get worn out together. If we did, who'd handle the boat?" Ford's respect for Dabney Kinzer was growing hourly.
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