Оливер Твист

Chapter 34

           Thereisakindofsleepthatstealsuponussometimes,which,whileitholdsthebodyprisoner,doesnotfreethemindfromasenseofthingsaboutit,andenableittorambleatitspleasure.Sofarasanoverpoweringheaviness,aprostrationofstrength,andanutterinabilitytocontrolourthoughtsorpowerofmotion,canbecalledsleep,thisisit;andyet,wehaveaconsciousnessofallthatisgoingonaboutus,and,ifwedreamatsuchatime,wordswhicharereallyspoken,orsoundswhichreallyexistatthemoment,accommodatethemselveswithsurprisingreadinesstoourvisions,untilrealityandimaginationbecomesostrangelyblendedthatitisafterwardsalmostmatterofimpossibilitytoseparatethetwo.Noristhis,themoststrikingphenomenonindcidentaltosuchastate.Itisanundoubtedfact,thatalthoughoursensesoftouchandsightbeforthetimedead,yetoursleepingthoughts,andthevisionaryscenesthatpassbeforeus,willbeinfluencedandmateriallyinfluenced,bytheMERESILENTPRESENCEofsomeexternalobject;whichmaynothavebeennearuswhenweclosedoureyes:andofwhosevicinitywehavehadnowakingconsciousness.

           Oliverknew,perfectlywell,thathewasinhisownlittleroom;thathisbookswerelyingonthetablebeforehim;thatthesweetairwasstirringamongthecreepingplantsoutside.Andyethewasasleep.Suddenly,thescenechanged;theairbecamecloseandconfined;andhethought,withaglowofterror,thathewasintheJew’shouseagain

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