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The last time he had looked at himself he had seen only that old, haggard face with the ghostly figures branded across the brow. Thank God! they were gone now, and he could even see in his face some faint resemblance to the portraits on the wall. He went to bed and slept as he had not slept for months, perhaps for years not dreamlessly, but the dreams were pleasant.
But at last he slept deeply and dreamlessly, to be awakened by a hand laid upon his shoulder. "Mark, my lad. Hist! don't make a noise." "What's the matter, Mr Gregory?" "Nothing much, my lad; only that dog of yours is somewhere below howling dreadfully. I want you to come and quiet him." "Won't he lie down when you speak, sir?" said Mark drowsily. "No. Come: wake up my lad!" "All right, sir!"
So soundly and dreamlessly did Frobisher sleep that he did not wake until the clear notes of the dressing bugle a solemn farce which Dick insisted upon his servant performing when ashore had almost finished ringing through the little cottage.
Mortimer snatched what repose was possible on a narrow side-locker to a person of her proportions; and on the cabin floor at her feet, in a nest of theatrical costumes, the two children slept dreamlessly, tired out, locked in each others arms. "O, a bargeman's is the life for me, Though there's nothin' to be seen but scener-ee!" A pale shaft of daylight slanted through the cabin doorway.
It's about all I'm good for." He did, indeed, look like a man in the final year of life as he spoke. "Better turn in," he said, in kindlier tone; "I'm an early riser." The old fellow rose stiffly, and, laying aside his boots and trousers, rolled into his bunk and was asleep in three minutes. Cavanagh himself was very tired, and went to bed soon after, to sleep dreamlessly till daylight.
She was quite warm, and except for the thongs about her, comfortable, and presently her eyes closed, at first against the rather oppressive darkness resulting from the covering blanket, then remained closed without any conscious volition, and she slept, heavily and dreamlessly.
She told Mary to bring the candles, and to run out and buy a night-light. Then Mary helped her to undress and to get to bed; and she slept dreamlessly. The feeling after all was one of unutterable relief. Mr. Barradine was! Never again would her flesh shrink at the sight of him; never again could those lascivious hands touch her.
She rejoined him in the corridor and he led her to her own quarters for the night; where, worn out with sorrow and fatigue, she undressed and slept dreamlessly. But the hour of the awakening on that wintry Sunday morning! It was snowing intermittently and the sky, seen from the high window, was lead-coloured. Owing to the scarcity of fuel, the cell was unwarmed.
Again I slept on a cot in a room of rough pine, slept dreamlessly, and was out early enough to witness the coming of dawn, a wonderful moment that sunrise was to me. Again, as eleven years before, I felt myself a part of the new world, a world fresh from the hand of God.
He slept soundly and dreamlessly through the night, and was awakened at dawn by the old man, who had made him the best breakfast his humble house could furnish, and waited lovingly upon him till he had satisfied his hunger and was ready to start upon his way.
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