Трое в лодке не считая собаки

           Atfirst,whenhegotin,hedeterminedtoundressandgotobedagain;butwhenhethoughtoftheredressingandre-washing,andthehavingofanotherbath,hedeterminedhewouldnot,butwouldsitupandgotosleepintheeasy-chair. 

           Buthecouldnotgettosleep: heneverfeltmorewakefulinhislife; sohelitthelampandgotoutthechess-board,andplayedhimselfagameofchess. Buteventhatdidnotenlivenhim:itseemedslowsomehow;sohegavechessupandtriedtoread. Hedidnotseemabletotakeanysortofinterestinreadingeither,soheputonhiscoatagainandwentoutforawalk. 

           Itwashorriblylonesomeanddismal,andallthepolicemenhemetregardedhimwithundisguisedsuspicion,andturnedtheirlanternsonhimandfollowedhimabout,andthishadsuchaneffectuponhimatlastthathebegantofeelasifhereallyhaddonesomething,andhegottoslinkingdowntheby-streetsandhidingindarkdoorwayswhenheheardtheregulationflip-flopapproaching. 

           Ofcourse,thisconductmadetheforceonlymoredistrustfulofhimthanever,andtheywouldcomeandrouthimoutandaskhimwhathewasdoingthere; andwhenheanswered,"Nothing,"hehadmerelycomeoutforastroll(itwasthenfouro’clockinthemorning),theylookedasthoughtheydidnotbelievehim,andtwoplain-clothesconstablescamehomewithhimtoseeifhereallydidlivewherehehadsaidhedid. Theysawhimgoinwithhiskey,andthentheytookupapositionoppositeandwatchedthehouse.