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           Hetoo,then,hadsharedmyexperienceofdrowsiness!

           IaskedtheNurseifshewantedanything.Inoticedthatshehadavinaigretteinherlap.Doubtlessshe,too,hadfeltsomeoftheinfluencewhichhadsoaffectedme.Shesaidthatshehadallsherequired,butthatifsheshouldwantanythingshewouldatonceletmeknow.Iwishedtokeepherfromnoticingmyrespirator,soIwenttothechairintheshadowwhereherbackwastowardme.HereIquietlyputiton,andmademyselfcomfortable.

           Forwhatseemedalongtime,Isatandthoughtandthought.Itwasawildmedleyofthoughts,asmighthavebeenexpectedfromtheexperiencesofthepreviousdayandnight.AgainIfoundmyselfthinkingoftheEgyptiansmell;andIrememberthatIfeltadelicioussatisfactionthatIdidnotexperienceitasIhaddone.Therespiratorwasdoingitswork.

           Itmusthavebeenthatthepassingofthisdisturbingthoughtmadeforreposeofmind,whichisthecorollaryofbodilyrest,for,thoughIreallycannotrememberbeingasleeporwakingfromit,Isawavision—Idreamedadream,Iscarcelyknowwhich.

           Iwasstillintheroom,seatedinthechair.IhadonmyrespiratorandknewthatIbreathedfreely.TheNursesatinherchairwithherbacktowardme.Shesatquitestill.Thesickmanlayasstillasthedead.Itwasratherlikethepictureofascenethanthereality;allwerestillandsilent;andthestillnessandsilencewerecontinuous