bed-became

Updated: May 2, 2025

The thirst was still upon him; the materials for quenching it, just down one flight of stairs. He would have smacked his lips at the prospect if they had been moist enough to smack; as it was, he pushed down the bedclothes, and throwing one leg out of bed-became firmly convinced that he was still dreaming.

W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs - An Adulteration Act: The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 10.

He would have smacked his lips at the prospect if they had been moist enough to smack; as it was, he pushed down the bedclothes, and throwing one leg out of bed-became firmly convinced that he was still dreaming. For the atmosphere was stifling and odorous, and the ceiling descended in an odd bulging curve to within a couple of feet of his head.

W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs - The Lady of the Barge and Others, Entire Collection