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It is, perhaps, foolish of him, amid so many real troubles, to allow a mere aesthetical consideration to worry him, but as he lies there on his back, looking down at himself, the sight that he presents to himself considerably annoys him. IT IS PERHAPS FOOLISH OF HIM AMID SO MANY REAL TROUBLES TO ALLOW A MERE ESTHETICAL CONSIDERATION TO WORRY HIM BUT AS HE LIES THERE ON HIS BACK LOOKING DOWN AT HIMSELF THE SIGHT THAT HE PRESENTS TO HIMSELF CONSIDERABLY ANNOYS HIM
to regain confidence, and ventures to gently feel around with his left leg and take stock of his position. For clothes, he has only a very thin blanket and sheet, and beneath these he feels decidedly chilly. The bed is warm enough, so far as it goes, but there is not enough of it. He draws it up round his chin, and then his feet begin to freeze. He pushes it down over his feet, and then all the top part of him shivers. He tries to roll up into a ball, so as to get the whole of himself underneath it, but does not succeed; there is always some of him left outside in the cold. He reflects that a "boneless wonder" or a "man serpent" would be comfortable enough in this bed, and wishes that he had been brought up as a contortionist. If he could only tie his legs round his neck, and tuck his head in under his arm, all would yet be well. Never having been taught to do any really useful tricks such as these, however, he has to be content to remain spread out, warming a bit of himself at a time. T NOTHING HAPPENS HE BEGINS TO REGAIN CONFIDENCE AND VENTURES TO GENTLY FEEL AROUND WITH HIS LEFT LEG AND TAKE STOCK OF HIS POSITION FOR CLOTHES HE HAS ONLY A VERY THIN BLANKET AND SHEET AND BENEATH THESE HE FEELS DECIDEDLY CHILLY THE BED IS WARM ENOUGH SO FAR AS IT GOES BUT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OF IT HE DRAWS IT UP ROUND HIS CHIN AND THEN HIS FEET BEGIN TO FREEZE HE PUSHES IT DOWN OVER HIS FEET AND THEN ALL THE TOP PART OF HIM SHIVERS HE TRIES TO ROLL UP INTO A BALL SO AS TO GET THE WHOLE OF HIMSELF UNDERNEATH IT BUT DOES NOT SUCCEED THERE IS ALWAYS SOME OF HIM LEFT OUTSIDE IN THE COLD HE REFLECTS THAT A BONELESS WONDER OR A MAN SERPENT WOULD BE COMFORTABLE ENOUGH IN THIS BED AND WISHES THAT HE HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP AS A CONTORTIONIST IF HE COULD ONLY TIE HIS LEGS AROUND HIS NECK AND TUCK HIS HEAD IN UNDER HIS ARM ALL WOULD YET BE WELL NEVER HAVING BEEN TAUGHT TO DO ANY REALLY USEFUL TRICKS SUCH AS THESE HOWEVER HE HAS TO BE CONTENT TO REMAIN SPREAD OUT WARMING A BIT OF HIMSELF AT A TIME
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