Part 2

Chapter 1

           

           Sohelayaverylongwhile.Nowandthenheseemedtowakeup,andatsuchmomentshenoticedthatitwasfarintothenight,butitdidnotoccurtohimtogetup.Atlasthenoticedthatitwasbeginningtogetlight.Hewaslyingonhisback,stilldazedfromhisrecentoblivion.Fearful,despairingcriesroseshrillyfromthestreet,soundswhichheheardeverynight,indeed,underhiswindowaftertwoo’clock.Theywokehimupnow.

           “Ah!thedrunkenmenarecomingoutofthetaverns,”hethought,“it’spasttwoo’clock,”andatonceheleapedup,asthoughsomeonehadpulledhimfromthesofa.

           “What!Pasttwoo’clock!”

           Hesatdownonthesofaandinstantlyrecollectedeverything!Allatonce,inoneflash,herecollectedeverything.

           Forthefirstmomenthethoughthewasgoingmad.Adreadfulchillcameoverhim;butthechillwasfromthefeverthathadbegunlongbeforeinhissleep.Nowhewassuddenlytakenwithviolentshivering,sothathisteethchatteredandallhislimbswereshaking.Heopenedthedoorandbeganlisteningeverythinginthehousewasasleep.Withamazementhegazedathimselfandeverythingintheroomaroundhim,wonderinghowhecouldhavecomeinthenightbeforewithoutfasteningthedoor,andhaveflunghimselfonthesofawithoutundressing,withouteventakinghishatoff.Ithadfallenoffandwaslyingonthefloornearhispillow.

           “Ifanyonehadcomein,whatwouldhehavethought?ThatI’mdrunkbut...”

           Herushedtothewindow.

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