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They kept me very quiet all day, and keptdrinks Whenever I fell asleep, I aith the notion

I had had in the sluice-house, that a long tione About ot out of bed

and went to Herbert, with the conviction that I had been asleep for

four-and-twenty hours, and that Wednesday was past It was the last

self-exhausting effort of my fretfulness, for after that I slept

soundly

Wednesday

lights upon the bridges were already pale, the co sun was like a

marsh of fire on the horizon The river, still dark andcoldly gray, with here and there

at top a war

the clustered roofs, with church-towers and spires shooting into the

unusually clear air, the sun rose up, and a veil seemed to be drawn from

the river, and millions of sparkles burst out upon its waters Fro and well

Herbert lay asleep in his bed, and our old fellow-student lay asleep on

the sofa I could not dress myself without help; but I ot soood

ti and well, and we ad air at the s, and looked at the tide that was still

flowing towards us

"When it turns at nine o'clock," said Herbert, cheerfully, "look out for

us, and stand ready, you over there at Mill Pond Bank!"