cannottellhowlongitwasthatheenduredthisdiscipline；butitwaslongenoughtoleaveagreatblackblotuponhismemory，longenoughtosendhim，tremblingforhisreason，tothedoorsofacertaindoctor；whereuponwithasimpledraughthewasrestoredtothecommonlotofman。
Thepoorgentlemanhassincebeentroubledbynothingofthesort；
indeed，hisnightswereforsomewhilelikeothermen\'s，nowblank，nowchequeredwithdreams，andthesesometimescharming，sometimesappalling，butexceptforanoccasionalvividness，ofnoextraordinarykind。Iwilljustnoteoneoftheseoccasions，ereI
passontowhatmakesmydreamertrulyinteresting。Itseemedtohimthathewasinthefirstfloorofaroughhill-farm。Theroomshowedsomepooreffortsatgentility，acarpetonthefloor，apiano，Ithink，againstthewall；but，foralltheserefinements，therewasnomistakinghewasinamoorlandplace，amonghillsidepeople，andsetinmilesofheather。Helookeddownfromthewindowuponabarefarmyard，thatseemedtohavebeenlongdisused。
Agreat，uneasystillnesslayupontheworld。Therewasnosignofthefarm-folkorofanylivestock，saveforanold，brown，curlydogoftheretrieverbreed，whosatcloseinagainstthewallofthehouseandseemedtobedozing。Somethingaboutthisdogdisquietedthedreamer；itwasquiteanamelessfeeling，forthebeastlookedrightenough-indeed，hewassooldanddullanddustyandbroken-down，thatheshouldratherhaveawakenedpity；