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If he could only tie his legs round his neck, and tuck his head in under his arm, all would yet be well. IF HE COULD ONLY TIE HIS LEGS AROUND HIS NECK AND TUCK HIS HEAD IN UNDER HIS ARM ALL WOULD YET BE WELL
ies of wood it is that is employed. It is extremely hard, and gives forth a curious musical sound when struck sharply with a bone.) 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. 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. 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 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 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
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