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Chapter 5
Idon’tknowwhyitshouldbe,Iamsure;butthesightofanothermanasleepinbedwhenIamup,maddensme. Itseemstomesoshockingtoseetheprecioushoursofaman’slife—thepricelessmomentsthatwillnevercomebacktohimagain—beingwastedinmerebrutishsleep.
TherewasGeorge,throwingawayinhideoussloththeinestimablegiftoftime; hisvaluablelife,everysecondofwhichhewouldhavetoaccountforhereafter,passingawayfromhim,unused. Hemighthavebeenupstuffinghimselfwitheggsandbacon,irritatingthedog,orflirtingwiththeslavey,insteadofsprawlingthere,sunkinsoul-cloggingoblivion.
Itwasaterriblethought. HarrisandIappearedtobestruckbyitatthesameinstant. Wedeterminedtosavehim,and,inthisnobleresolve,ourowndisputewasforgotten. Weflewacrossandslungtheclothesoffhim,andHarrislandedhimonewithaslipper,andIshoutedinhisear,andheawoke.
"Wasermarrer?"heobserved,sittingup.
"Getup,youfat-headedchunk!"roaredHarris. "It’squartertoten."
"What!"heshrieked,jumpingoutofbedintothebath; "Whothethunderputthisthinghere?"
Wetoldhimhemusthavebeenafoolnottoseethebath.
Wefinisheddressing,and,whenitcametotheextras,werememberedthatwehadpackedthetooth-brushesandthebrushandcomb(thattooth-brushofminewillbethedeathofme,Iknow),andwehadtogodownstairs,andfishthemoutofthebag. AndwhenwehaddonethatGeorgewantedtheshavingtackle.