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and tried to compose myself。 I soon felt better。 The change for my lungs�察�

from   the   fetid   atmosphere   of   the   gambling´room   to   the   cool   air   of   the 

apartment   I   now   occupied�察  �the   almost   equally  refreshing   change   for   my 

eyes�察�from the glaring gaslights of the ;salon; to the dim�察�quiet flicker of 

one   bedroom   candle�察  �aided   wonderfully   the   restorative   effects   of   cold 

water。 The giddiness left me�察�and I began to feel a little like a reasonable 

being   again。   My   first   thought   was   of   the   risk   of   sleeping   all   night   in   a 

gambling´house�察  �my   second�察 �of   the   still   greater   risk   of   trying   to   get   out 

after the house was closed�察�and of going home alone at night through the 

streets of Paris with a large sum of money about me。 I had slept in worse 

places than this on my travels�察�so I determined to lock�察�bolt�察�and barricade 

my door�察�and take my chance till the next morning。 

     Accordingly�察�I secured myself against all intrusion�察�looked under the 

bed�察�and into the cupboard�察�tried the fastening of the window�察�and then�察�

satisfied   that   I   had   taken   every   proper   precaution�察  �pulled   off   my   upper 

clothing�察  �put   my   light�察  �which   was   a   dim   one�察  �on   the   hearth   among   a 

feathery litter of wood´ashes�察�and got into bed�察�with the handkerchief full 

of money under my pillow。 

     I soon felt not only that I could not go to sleep�察�but that I could not 

even close my eyes。 I was wide awake�察�and in a high fever。 Every nerve in 

my body trembledevery one of my senses seemed to be preternaturally 

sharpened。       I  tossed   and    rolled�察  �and   tried   every    kind   of  position�察   �and 

perseveringly sought out the cold corners of the bed�察�and all to no purpose。 

Now   I   thrust   my   arms   over   the   clothes�察  �now   I   poked   them   under   the 

clothes�察�now I violently shot my legs straight out down to the bottom of 



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the bed�察�now I convulsively coiled them up as near my chin as they would 

go�察  �now   I   shook   out   my   crumpled   pillow�察  �changed   it   to   the   cool   side�察�

patted it flat�察�and lay down quietly on my back�察�now I fiercely doubled it 

in two�察�set it up on end�察�thrust it against the board of the bed�察�and tried a 

sitting posture。 Every effort was in vain�察�I groaned with vexation as I felt 

that I was in for a sleepless night。 

     What could I do�拭�I had no book to read。 And yet�察�unless I found out 

some      method     of  diverting     my   mind�察    �I  felt  certain   that  I  was    in  the 

condition      to   imagine      all  sorts   of   horrors�察    �to  rack    my    brain    with 

forebodings of every possible and impossible danger�察�in short�察�to pass the 

night in suffering all conceivable varieties of nervous terror。 

     I raised myself on my elbow�察�and looked about the roomwhich was 

brightened by a lovely moonlight pouring straight through the window to 

see   if   it   contained   any   pictures   or   ornaments   that   I   could   at   all   clearly 

distinguish。 While my eyes wandered from wall to wall�察�a remembrance of 

Le    Maistre's    delightful     little  book�察   �Voyage      autour    de  ma    Chambre�察─�

occurred      to   me。    I  resolved     to  imitate    the   French     author�察   �and    find 

occupation        and    amusement        enough      to   relieve    the   tedium      of   my 

wakefulness�察�by making a mental inventory of every article of furniture I 

could     see�察  �and    by   following      up   to   their   sources     the   multitude     of 

associations   which   even   a   chair�察  �a   table�察  �or   a   wash´hand   stand   may   be 

made to call forth。 

     In the nervous unsettled state of my mind at that moment�察�I found it 

much   easier   to     make   my   inventory   than   to   make        my   reflections�察   �and 

thereupon soon gave up all hope of thinking in Le Maistre's fanciful track´ 

´or�察  �indeed�察  �of   thinking   at   all。   I   looked   about   the   room   at   the   different 

articles of furniture�察�and did nothing more。 

     There was�察�first�察�the bed I was lying in�察�a four´post bed�察�of all things in 

the   world   to   meet   with   in   Parisyes�察  �a   thoroughly   clumsy   British   four´ 

poster�察�with the regular top lined with chintzthe regular fringed valance 

all roundthe regular stifling�察�unwholesome curtains�察�which I remembered 

having   mechanically   drawn   back   against   the   posts   without   particularly 

noticing the bed when I first got into the room。 Then there was the marble´ 

topped wash´hand stand�察�from which the water I had spilled�察�in my hurry 



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to pour it out�察�was still dripping�察�slowly and more slowly�察�on to the brick 

floor。 Then two small chairs�察�with my coat�察�waistcoat�察�and trousers flung 

on them。 Then a large elbow´chair covered with dirty´white dimity�察�with 

my cravat and shirt collar thrown over the back。 Then a chest of drawers 

with   two   of   the   brass   handles   off�察  �and   a   tawdry�察  �broken   china   inkstand 

placed   on   it   by   way   of   ornament   for   the   top。   Then   the   dressing´table�察�

adorned by a very small looking´glass�察�and a very large pincushion。 Then 

the windowan unusually large window。 Then a dark old picture�察�which 

the feeble candle dimly showed me。 It was a picture of a fellow in a high 

Spanish      hat�察 �crowned      with   a  plume     of  towering     feathers。    A   swarthy�察�

sinister    ruffian�察  �looking    upward�察    �shading     his  eyes   with   his   hand�察  �and 

looking intently upwardit might be at some tall gallows at which he was 

going   to   be   hanged。   At   any   rate�察  �he   had   the   appearance   of   thoroughly 

deserving it。 

     This picture put a kind of constraint upon me to look upward tooat 

the top of   the bed。  It   was   a gloomy   and   not   an   interesting   object�察 �and   I 

looked back at the picture。 I counted the feathers in the man's hat they 

stood out in reliefthree white�察�two green。 I observed the crown of his hat�察�

which   was   of   conical   shape�察  �according   to   the   fashion   supposed   to   have 

been favoured by Guido Fawkes。 I wondered what he was looking up at。 It 

couldn't     be  at  the   stars�察 �such    a  desperado     was    neither   astrologer     nor 

astronomer。 It must be at the high gallows�察�and he was going to be hanged 

presently。     Would     the  executioner      come    into   possession     of  his   conical 

crowned   hat   and   plume   of   feathers�拭  �I   counted   the   feathers   againthree 

white�察�two green。 

     While      I  still  lingered    over    this  very    improving      and    intellectual 

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