Трое в лодке не считая собаки
Chapter 11
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.