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Chapter 6

           Afterhismealhestretchedhimselfonthesofaagain,butnowhecouldnotsleep;helaywithoutstirring,withhisfaceinthepillow.Hewashauntedbyday-dreamsandsuchstrangeday-dreams;inone,thatkeptrecurring,hefanciedthathewasinAfrica,inEgypt,insomesortofoasis.Thecaravanwasresting,thecamelswerepeacefullylyingdown;thepalmsstoodallaroundinacompletecircle;allthepartywereatdinner.Buthewasdrinkingwaterfromaspringwhichflowedgurglingcloseby.Anditwassocool,itwaswonderful,wonderful,blue,coldwaterrunningamongtheparti-colouredstonesandoverthecleansandwhichglistenedhereandtherelikegold....Suddenlyheheardaclockstrike.Hestarted,rousedhimself,raisedhishead,lookedoutofthewindow,andseeinghowlateitwas,suddenlyjumpedupwideawakeasthoughsomeonehadpulledhimoffthesofa.Hecreptontiptoetothedoor,stealthilyopeneditandbeganlisteningonthestaircase.Hisheartbeatterribly.Butallwasquietonthestairsasifeveryonewasasleep....Itseemedtohimstrangeandmonstrousthathecouldhavesleptinsuchforgetfulnessfromthepreviousdayandhaddonenothing,hadpreparednothingyet....Andmeanwhileperhapsithadstrucksix.Andhisdrowsinessandstupefactionwerefollowedbyanextraordinary,feverish,asitweredistractedhaste.Butthepreparationstobemadewerefew.Heconcentratedallhisenergiesonthinkingofeverythingandforgettingnothing;andhisheartkeptbeatingandthumpingsothathecouldhardlybreathe.

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