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Another vexation that he has to contend with is, that every time he moves a limb or breathes extra hard, the bed (which is only of down) tumbles off on to the floor. ANOTHER VEXATION THAT HE HAS TO CONTEND WITH IS THAT EVERY TIME HE MOVES A LIMB OR BREATHES EXTRA HARD THE BED WHICH IS ONLY OF DOWN TUMBLES OFF ON TO THE FLOOR
 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. 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. The puffed-up bed, resting on the middle of him, gives him the appearance of a man suffering from some monstrous swelling, or else of some exceptionally well-developed frog that has been turned up the wrong way and does not know how to get on to its legs again. E 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 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 THE PUFFED UP BED RESTING ON THE MIDDLE OF HIM GIVES HIM THE APPEARANCE OF A MAN SUFFERING FROM SOME MONSTROUS SWELLING OR ELSE OF SOME EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DEVELOPED FROG THAT HAS BEEN TURNED UP THE WRONG WAY AND DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO GET ONTO ITS LEGS AGAIN
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