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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. 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
is, 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.) 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. 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 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
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