Butthenextmomenthiseyefellupontheshoulderandarmthatlaynearesttohim，andthelittlebundle，swathedinflannel，thatitclaspedtoherbreast。Hisbrowgrewdarkashegazed。Thesleepingwomanmoved。Perhapsitwasaninstinctiveconsciousnessofhispresence;perhapsitwasonlythecurrentofcoldairfromtheopeneddoor：butsheshudderedslightly，and，stillunconscious，drewthechildasifawayfromHIM，andnearertoherbreast。TheshamedbloodrushedtoRand’sface;andsayinghalfaloud，\"I’mnotgoingtotakeyourpreciousbabeawayfromyou，\"heturnedinhalf-boyishpettishnessaway。Neverthelesshecamebackagainshortlytothebedside，andgazeduponthemboth。Shecertainlydidlookaltogethermoreladylike，andlessaggressive，lyingtheresostill：sickness，thatcheaprefiningprocessofsomenatures，wasnotunbecomingtoher。Butthisbundle！Aboyishcuriosity，strongerthanevenhisstrongobjectiontothewholeepisode，wassteadilyimpellinghimtolifttheblanketfromit。
\"Isupposeshe’dwakenifIdid，\"saidRand;\"butI’dliketoknowwhatrightthedoctorhadtowrapitupinmybestflannelshirt。\"
Thisfreshgrievance，thefruitofhiscuriosity，senthimawayagaintomeditateontheledge。Afterafewmomentshereturnedagain，openedthecupboardatthefootofthebedsoftly，tookthenceapieceofchalk，andscrawledinlargelettersuponthedoorofthecupboard，\"Ifyouwantanything，singout：I’mjustoutside。——RAND。\"Thisdone，hetookablanketandbear-skinfromthecorner，andwalkedtothedoor。Butherehepaused，lookedbackattheinscription（evidentlynotsatisfiedwithit），returned，tookupthechalk，addedaline，butrubbeditoutagain，repeatedthisoperationafewtimesuntilheproducedthepolitepostscript，——\"Hopeyou’llbebettersoon。\"Thenheretreatedtotheledge，spreadthebear-skinbesidethedoor，and，rollinghimselfinablanket，lithispipeforhisnight-longvigil。ButRand，althoughamartyr，aphilosopher，andamoralist，wasyoung。
Inlessthantenminutesthepipedroppedfromhislips，andhewasasleep。
Heawokewithastrangesenseofheatandsuffocation，andwithdifficultyshookoffhiscovering。Rubbinghiseyes，hediscoveredthatanextrablankethadinsomemysteriouswaybeenaddedinthenight;andbeneathhisheadwasapillowhehadnorecollectionofplacingtherewhenhewenttosleep。Bydegreestheeventsofthepastnightforcedthemselvesuponhisbenumbedfaculties，andhesatup。Thesunwasridinghigh;thedoorofthecabinwasopen。