believeforaconsiderabletime；IwassuddenlyawakenedbytheceasingofthejoltingtowhichIhadbecomeaccustomed，andofwhichIwasperfectlysensibleinmysleep。Istartedupandlookedaroundme，themoonwasstillshining，andthefaceoftheheavenwasstuddedwithstars；Ifoundmyselfamidstamazeofbushesofvariouskinds，butprincipallyhazelandholly，throughwhichwasapathordriftwaywithgrassgrowingoneitherside，uponwhichtheponywasalreadydiligentlybrowsing。Iconjecturedthatthisplacehadbeenoneofthehauntsofhisformermaster，and，ondismountingandlookingabout，wasstrengthenedinthatopinionbyfindingaspotunderanashtreewhich，fromitsburntandblackenedappearance，seemedtohavebeenfrequentlyusedasafireplace。Iwilltakeupmyquartershere，thoughtI；itisanexcellentspotformetocommencemynewprofessionin；Iwasquiterighttotrustmyselftotheguidanceofthepony。Unharnessingtheanimalwithoutdelay，Ipermittedhimtobrowseatfreewillonthegrass，convincedthathewouldnotwanderfarfromaplacetowhichhewassomuchattached；IthenpitchedthelittletentclosebesidetheashtreetowhichIhavealluded，andconveyedtwoorthreearticlesintoit，andinstantlyfeltthatIhadcommencedhousekeepingforthefirsttimeinmylife。Housekeeping，however，withoutafireisaverysorryaffair，somethinglikethehousekeepingofchildrenintheirtoyhouses；ofthisIwasthemoresensiblefromfeelingverycoldandshivering，owingtomylateexposuretotherain，andsleepinginthenightair。

　　Collecting，therefore，allthedrysticksandfurzeIcouldfind，I

　　placedthemuponthefireplace，addingcertainchipsandabilletwhichIfoundinthecart，ithavingapparentlybeenthehabitofSlingsbytocarrywithhimasmallstoreoffuel。Havingthenstruckasparkinatinder-boxandlightedamatch，Isetfiretothecombustibleheap，andwasnotslowinraisingacheerfulblaze；

　　Ithendrewmycartnearthefire，and，seatingmyselfononeoftheshafts，hungoverthewarmthwithfeelingsofintensepleasureandsatisfaction。Havingcontinuedinthispostureforaconsiderabletime，Iturnedmyeyestotheheaveninthedirectionofaparticularstar；I，however，couldnotfindthestar，norindeedmanyofthestarrytrain，thegreaternumberhavingfled，fromwhichcircumstance，andfromtheappearanceofthesky，I

　　concludedthatmorningwasnigh。AboutthistimeIagainbegantofeeldrowsy；Ithereforearose，andhavingpreparedformyselfakindofcouchinthetent，Iflungmyselfuponitandwenttosleep。

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