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He bade Mrs. Austin good night and left her; but he had no thought of going to bed, or even trying to sleep. He went to his own room, and walked up and down; going out into the corridor every now and then, to listen at the door of his mother's chamber. He heard nothing. HE BADE MISSUS AUSTIN GOOD NIGHT AND LEFT HER BUT HE HAD NO THOUGHT OF GOING TO BED OR EVEN TRYING TO SLEEP HE WENT TO HIS OWN ROOM AND WALKED UP AND DOWN GOING OUT INTO THE CORRIDOR EVERY NOW AND THEN TO LISTEN AT THE DOOR OF HIS MOTHER'S CHAMBER HE HEARD NOTHING
Austin's request; but it seemed as if she scarcely understood why the medicine was offered to her. She was like a sleep-walker, whose brain is peopled by the creatures of a dream, and who has no consciousness of the substantial realities that surround him. The draught Mr. Vincent had spoken of as a sedative turned out to be a very powerful opiate, and Margaret sank into a profound slumber about a quarter of an hour after taking the medicine. Mrs. Austin went to Clement to carry him these good tidings. "I shall sit up two or three hours, and see how the poor girl goes on, Clement," the widow said; "but I hope you'll go to bed; I know all this excitement has worn you out." "No, mother; I feel no sense of fatigue." "But you will try to get some rest, to please me? See, dear boy, it's already nearly twelve o'clock." "Yes, if you wish it, mother, I'll go to my room," Mr. Austin answered, quickly. His room was near those occupied by his mother and Margaret, much nearer than the sitting-room. CAL MAN SHE SUBMITTED AT MISSUS AUSTEN'S REQUEST BUT IT SEEMED AS IF SHE SCARCELY UNDERSTOOD WHY THE MEDICINE WAS OFFERED TO HER SHE WAS LIKE A SLEEP WALKER WHOSE BRAIN IS PEOPLED BY THE CREATURES OF A DREAM AND WHO HAS NO CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE SUBSTANTIAL REALITIES THAT SURROUND HIM THE DRAFT MISTER VINCENT HAD SPOKEN OF AS A SEDATIVE TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY POWERFUL OPIATE AND MARGARET SANK INTO A PROFOUND SLUMBER ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN HOUR AFTER TAKING THE MEDICINE MISSUS AUSTIN WENT TO CLEMENT TO CARRY HIM THESE GOOD TIDINGS I SHALL SIT UP TWO OR THREE HOURS AND SEE HOW THE POOR GIRL GOES ON CLEMENT THE WIDOW SAID BUT I HOPE YOU WILL GO TO BED I KNOW ALL THIS EXCITEMENT HAS WORN YOU OUT NO MOTHER I FEEL NO SENSE OF FATIGUE BUT YOU WILL TRY TO GET SOME REST TO PLEASE ME SEE DEAR BOY IT'S ALREADY NEARLY TWELVE O'CLOCK YES IF YOU WISH IT MOTHER I'LL GO TO MY ROOM MISTER AUSTIN ANSWERED QUICKLY HIS ROOM WAS NEAR THOSE OCCUPIED BY HIS MOTHER AND MARGARET MUCH NEARER THAN THE SITTING ROOM
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