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Don't you think that I am going to be woke up by mere riots outside the window, and brass band contests, and earthquakes, and explosions, and those sort of things, because it can't be done that way. DON'T YOU THINK THAT I AM GOING TO BE WOKE UP BY MERE RIOTS OUTSIDE THE WINDOW AND BRASS BAND CONTESTS AND EARTHQUAKES AND EXPLOSIONS AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE DONE THAT WAY
seconds after I had got my head on the pillow--or what they call a pillow in Germany; and so, without hesitation, I made a very satisfactory meal. After supper our host escorted us to our bedroom, an airy apartment adorned with various highly-coloured wood-carvings of a pious but somewhat ghastly character, calculated, I should say, to exercise a disturbing influence upon the night's rest of a nervous or sensitive person. "Mind that we are called at proper time in the morning," said B. to the man. "We don't want to wake up at four o'clock in the afternoon and find that we have missed the play, after coming all this way to see it." "Oh! that will be all right," answered the old fellow. "You won't get much chance of oversleeping yourself. We shall all be up and about, and the whole village stirring, before five; and besides, the band will be playing at six just beneath the window here, and the cannon on the Kofel goes off at--" "Look here," I interrupted, "that won't do for me, you know. ALF BAKED FIBRICKS TO KEEP ME AWAKE FIVE SECONDS AFTER I HAD GOT MY HEAD ON THE PILLOW OR WHAT THEY CALL A PILLOW IN GERMANY AND SO WITHOUT HESITATION I MADE A VERY SATISFACTORY MEAL AFTER SUPPER OUR HOST ESCORTED US TO OUR BEDROOM AN AIRY APARTMENT ADORNED WITH VARIOUS HIGHLY COLORED WOOD CARVINGS OF A PIOUS BUT SOMEWHAT GHASTLY CHARACTER CALCULATED I SHOULD SAY TO EXERCISE A DISTURBING INFLUENCE UPON THE NIGHT'S REST OF A NERVOUS OR SENSITIVE PERSON MIND THAT WE ARE CALLED AT PROPER TIME IN THE MORNING SAID B TO THE MAN WE DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP AT FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON AND FIND THAT WE HAVE MISSED THE PLAY AFTER COMING ALL THIS WAY TO SEE IT OH THAT WILL BE ALL RIGHT ANSWERED THE OLD FELLOW YOU WON'T GET MUCH CHANCE OF OVERSLEEPING YOURSELF WE SHALL ALL BE UP AND ABOUT AND THE WHOLE VILLAGE STIRRING BEFORE FIVE AND BESIDES THE BAND WILL BE PLAYING AT SIX JUST BENEATH THE WINDOW HERE AND THE CANNON ON THE COFFLE GOES OFF AT LOOK HERE I INTERRUPTED THAT WON'T DO FOR ME YOU KNOW
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