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After this he lies perfectly still for a while, wondering where he is going to be hit next. Finding that 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. AFTER THIS HE LIES PERFECTLY STILL FOR A WHILE WONDERING WHERE HE IS GOING TO BE HIT NEXT FINDING THAT 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
d crawls in. The pillows give him a good deal of worry. He does not know whether he is meant to sit on them or merely to lean up against them. In experimenting upon this point, he bumps his head against the top board of the bedstead. At this, he says, "Oh!" and shoots himself down to the bottom of the bed. Here all his ten toes simultaneously come into sharp contact with the board at the bottom. Nothing irritates a man more than being rapped over the toes, especially if he feels that he has done nothing to deserve it. He says, "Oh, damn!" this time, and spasmodically doubles up his legs, thus giving his knees a violent blow against the board at the side of the bed. (The German bedstead, be it remembered, is built in the form of a shallow, open box, and the victim is thus completely surrounded by solid pieces of wood with sharp edges. I do not know what species of wood it is that is employed. It is extremely hard, and gives forth a curious musical sound when struck sharply with a bone.) AND LEAVES AND HE UNDRESSES AND CRAWLS IN THE PILLOWS GIVE HIM A GOOD DEAL OF WORRY HE DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER HE HAS MEANT TO SIT ON THEM OR MERELY TO LEAN UP AGAINST THEM IN EXPERIMENTING UPON THIS POINT HE BUMPS HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP BOARD OF THE BEDSTEAD AT THIS HE SAID OH AND SHOOTS HIMSELF DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BED HERE ALL HIS TEN TOES SIMULTANEOUSLY COME INTO SHARP CONTACT WITH THE BOARD AT THE BOTTOM NOTHING IRRITATES A MAN MORE THAN BEING WRAPPED OVER THE TOES ESPECIALLY IF HE FEELS THAT HE HAS DONE NOTHING TO DESERVE IT HE SAYS OH DAMN THIS TIME AND SPASMODICALLY DOUBLES UP HIS LEGS THUS GIVING HIS KNEES A VIOLENT BLOW AGAINST THE BOARD AT THE SIDE OF THE BED THE GERMAN BEDSTEAD BE IT REMEMBERED IS BUILT IN THE FORM OF A SHALLOW OPEN BOX AND THE VICTIM IS THUS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY SOLID PIECES OF WOOD WITH SHARP EDGES I DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPECIES OF WOOD IT IS THAT IS EMPLOYED IT IS EXTREMELY HARD AND GIVES FORTH A CURIOUS MUSICAL SOUND WHEN STRUCK SHARPLY WITH A BONE
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