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But on this occasion he had fallen at once into a dreamless sleep. One arm dropped over the edge of the bed, one leg was arched, and the unfinished part of his laugh was stranded on his mouth, which was open, showing the little pearls. BUT ON THIS OCCASION HE HAD FALLEN AT ONCE INTO A DREAMLESS SLEEP ONE ARM DROPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE BED ONE LEG WAS ARCHED AND THE UNFINISHED PART OF HIS LAUGH WAS STRANDED ON HIS MOUTH WHICH WAS OPEN SHOWING THE LITTLE PEARLS
pt to prove to himself that he did not care. Then he decided not to take his medicine, so as to grieve Wendy. Then he lay down on the bed outside the coverlet, to vex her still more; for she had always tucked them inside it, because you never know that you may not grow chilly at the turn of the night. Then he nearly cried; but it struck him how indignant she would be if he laughed instead; so he laughed a haughty laugh and fell asleep in the middle of it. Sometimes, though not often, he had dreams, and they were more painful than the dreams of other boys. For hours he could not be separated from these dreams, though he wailed piteously in them. They had to do, I think, with the riddle of his existence. At such times it had been Wendy's custom to take him out of bed and sit with him on her lap, soothing him in dear ways of her own invention, and when he grew calmer to put him back to bed before he quite woke up, so that he should not know of the indignity to which she had subjected him. DOUBT RATHER A FORLORN ATTEMPT TO PROVE TO HIMSELF THAT HE DID NOT CARE THEN HE DECIDED NOT TO TAKE HIS MEDICINE SO AS TO GRIEVE WENDY THEN HE LAY DOWN ON THE BED OUTSIDE THE COFFIN TO VEX HER STILL MORE FOR SHE HAD ALWAYS TUCK THEM INSIDE IT BECAUSE SHE NEVER KNOW THAT YOU MAY NOT GROW CHILLY AT THE TURN OF THE NIGHT THEN HE NEARLY CRIED BUT IT STRUCK HIM HOW INDIGNANT SHE WOULD BE IF HE LAUGHED INSTEAD SO HE LAUGHED A HAUGHTY LAUGH AND FELL ASLEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF IT SOMETIMES THOUGH NOT OFTEN HE HAD DREAMS AND THEY WERE MORE PAINFUL THAN THE DREAMS OF OTHER BOYS FOR HOURS HE COULD NOT BE SEPARATED FROM THESE DREAMS THOUGH HE WAILED PITEOUSLY IN THEM THEY HAD TO DO I THINK WITH THE RIDDLE OF HIS EXISTENCE AT SUCH TIMES IT HAD BEEN WENDY'S CUSTOM TO TAKE HIM OUT OF BED AND SIT WITH HIM ON HER LAP SOOTHING HIM IN DEAR WAYS OF HER OWN INVENTION AND WHEN HE GREW CALMER TO PUT HIM BACK TO BED BEFORE HE QUITE WOKE UP SO THAT HE SHOULD NOT KNOW OF THE INDIGNITY TO WHICH HE HAD SUBJECTED HIM
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