\"Wedifferedonthatpoint。Istoodtohimsome—
whatintherelationofaguardian。Youhaveprobablyseenenoughofaffairstorecognisethatoccasionallyacertainfriction——。Butevenifthatwasthecase，thereisadoubtwhetherhewilleverwake。Thissleepexhaustsslowly，butitexhausts。Apparentlyheisslidingslowly，veryslowlyandtediously，downalongslope，ifyoucanunderstandme？\"
\"Itwillbeapitytolosehissurprise。There’sbeenalotofchangethesetwentyyears。It’sRipVanWinklecomereal。\"
\"It’sBellamy，\"saidWarming。\"Therehasbeenalotofchangecertainly。And，amongotherchanges，Ihavechanged。Iamanoldman。\"
Isbisterhesitated，andthenfeignedabelatedsurprise。
\"Ishouldn’thavethoughtit。\"
\"Iwasforty—threewhenhisbankers——yourememberyouwiredtohisbankers——sentontome。\"
\"Igottheiraddressfromthechequebookinhispocket，\"saidIsbister。
\"Well，theadditionisnotdifficult，\"saidWarming。
Therewasanotherpause，andthenIsbistergavewaytoanunavoidablecuriosity。\"Hemaygoonforyearsyet，\"hesaid，andhadamomentofhesitation。
\"Wehavetoconsiderthat。Hisaffairs，youknow，mayfallsomedayintothehandsof——someoneelse，youknow。\"
\"That，ifyouwillbelieveme，Mr。Isbister，isoneoftheproblemsmostconstantlybeforemymind。Wehappentobe——asamatteroffact，therearenoverytrustworthyconnectionsofours。Itisagrotesqueandunprecedentedposition。\"
\"Itis，\"saidIsbister。\"Asamatteroffact，it’sacaseforapublictrustee，ifonlywehadsuchafunctionary。\"
\"Itseemstomeit’sacaseforsomepublicbody，somepracticallyundyingguardian。Ifhereallyisgoingonliving——asthedoctors，someofthem，think。
Asamatteroffact，Ihavegonetooneortwopublicmenaboutit。But，sofar，nothinghasbeendone。\"
\"Itwouldn’tbeabadideatohandhimovertosomepublicbody——theBritishMuseumTrustees，ortheRoyalCollegeofPhysicians。Soundsabitodd，ofcourse，butthewholesituationisodd。\"
\"Thedifficultyistoinducethemtotakehim。\"
\"Redtape，Isuppose？\"
\"Partly。\"
Pause。\"It’sacuriousbusiness，certainly，\"saidIsbister。\"Andcompoundinteresthasawayofmountingup。\"
\"Ithas，\"saidWarming。\"Andnowthegoldsuppliesarerunningshortthereisatendencytowards……appreciation。\"
\"I’vefeltthat，\"saidIsbisterwithagrimace。\"Butitmakesitbetterforhim。\"
\"Ifhewakes。\"
\"Ifhewakes，\"echoedIsbister。\"Doyounoticethepinched—illlookofhisnose，andthewayinwhichhiseyelidssink？\"
Warminglookedandthoughtforaspace。\"Idoubtifhewillwake，\"hesaidatlast。
\"Ineverproperlyunderstood，\"saidIsbister，\"whatitwasbroughtthison。Hetoldmesomethingaboutoverstudy。I’veoftenbeencurious。\"
\"Hewasamanofconsiderablegifts，butspasmodic，emotional。Hehadgravedomestictroubles，divorcedhiswife，infact，anditwasasarelieffromthat，Ithink，thathetookuppoliticsoftherabidsort。
HewasafanaticalRadical——aSocialist——ortypicalLiberal，astheyusedtocallthemselves，—oftheadvancedschool。Energetic——flighty——undisciplined。Overworkuponacontroversydidthisforhim。Irememberthepamphlethewrote——acuriousproduction。Wild，whirlingstuff。Therewereoneortwoprophecies。
Someofthemarealreadyexploded，someofthemareestablishedfacts。Butforthemostparttoreadsuchathesisistorealisehowfulltheworldisofunanticipatedthings。Hewillhavemuchtolearn，muchtounlearn，whenhewakes。Ifeverawakingcomes。\"
\"I’dgiveanythingtobethere，\"saidIsbister，\"justtohearwhathewouldsaytoitall。\"
\"SowouldI，\"saidWarming。\"Aye！sowouldI，\"withanoldman’ssuddenturntoselfpity。\"ButIshallneverseehimwake。\"
Hestoodlookingthoughtfullyatthewaxenfigure。
\"Hewillneverwake，\"hesaidatlast。Hesighed\"Hewillneverwakeagain。\"
CHAPTERIII
THEAWAKENING
ButWarmingwaswronginthat。Anawakeningcame。
Whatawonderfullycomplexthing！thissimpleseemingunity——theself！Whocantraceitsreintegrationasmorningaftermorningweawaken，thefluxandconfluenceofitscountlessfactorsintenveaving，rebuilding，thedimfirststirringsofthesoul，thegrowthandsynthesisoftheunconscioustothesubconscious，thesub—conscioustodawningconsciousness，untilatlastwerecogniseourselvesagain。Andasithappenstomostofusafterthenight’ssleep，soitwaswithGrahamattheendofhisvastslumber。
Adimcloudofsensationtakingshape，acloudydreariness，andhefoundhimselfvaguelysomewhere，recumbent，faint，butalive。
Thepilgrimagetowardsapersonalbeingseemedtotraversevastgulfs，tooccupyepochs。Giganticdreamsthatwereterriblerealitiesatthetime，leftvagueperplexingmemories，strangecreatures，strangescenery，asiffromanotherplanet。Therewasadistinctimpression，too，ofamomentousconversation，ofaname——hecouldnottellwhatname——thatwassubsequentlytorecur，ofsomequeerlong—forgottensensationofveinandmuscle，ofafeelingofvasthopelesseffort，theeffortofamanneardrowningindarkness。Thencameapanoramaofdazzlingunstableconfluentscenes。
Grahambecameawarehiseyeswereopenandregardingsomeunfamiliarthing。
Itwassomethingwhite，theedgeofsomething，aframeofwood。Hemovedhisheadslightly，followingthecontourofthisshape。Itwentupbeyondthetopofhiseyes。Hetriedtothinkwherehemightbe。
Diditmatter，seeinghewassowretched？Thecolourofhisthoughtswasadarkdepression。Hefeltthefeaturelessmiseryofonewhowakestowardsthehourofdawn。Hehadanuncertainsenseofwhispersandfootstepshastilyreceding。
Themovementofhisheadinvolvedaperceptionofextremephysicalweakness。Hesupposedhewasinbedinthehotelattheplaceinthevalley——buthecouldnotrecallthatwhiteedge。Hemusthaveslept。
Herememberednowthathehadwantedtosleep。Herecalledthecliffandwaterfallagain，andthenrecollectedsomethingabouttalkingtoapasser—by。
Howlonghadheslept？Whatwasthatsoundofpatteringfeet？Andthatriseandfall，likethemurmurofbreakersonpebbles？Heputoutalanguidhandtoreachhiswatchfromthechairwhereonitwashishabittoplaceit，andtouchedsomesmoothhardsurfacelikeglass。Thiswassounexpectedthatitstartledhimextremely。Quitesuddenlyherolledover，staredforamoment，andstruggledintoasittingposition。Theeffortwasunexpectedlydifficult，anditlefthimgiddyandweak——andamazed。
Herubbedhiseyes。Theriddleofhissurroundingswasconfusingbuthismindwasquiteclear——evidentlyhissleephadbenefitedhim。Hewasnotinabedatallasheunderstoodtheword，butIyingnakedonaverysoftandyieldingmattress，inatroughofdarkglass。Themattresswaspartlytransparent，afactheobservedwithastrangesenseofinsecurity，andbelowitwasamirrorreflectinghimgreyly。Abouthisarm——andhesawwithashockthathisskinwasstrangIydryandyellow——wasboundacuriousapparatusofrubber，boundsocunninglythatitseemedtopassintohisskinaboveandbelow。Andthisstrangebedwasplacedinacaseofgreenishcolouredglass（asitseemedtohim），abarinthewhiteframeworkofwhichhadfirstarrestedhisattention。Inthecornerofthecasewasastandofglitteringanddelicatelymadeapparatus，forthemostpartquitestrangeappliances，thoughamaximumandminimumthermometerwasrecognisable。
Theslightlygreenishtintoftheglass—likesubstancewhichsurroundedhimoneveryhandobscuredwhatlaybehind，butheperceiveditwasavastapartmentofsplendidappearance，andwithaverylargeandsimplewhitearchwayfacinghim。Closetothewallsofthecagewerearticlesoffurniture，atablecoveredwithasilverycloth，silverylikethesideofafish，acoupleofgracefulchairs，andonthetableanumberofdisheswithsubstancespiledonthem，abottleandtwoglasses。Herealisedthathewasintenselyhungry。
Hecouldseenohumanbeing，andafteraperiodofhesitationscrambledoffthetranslucentmattressandtriedtostandonthecleanwhitefloorofhislittleapartment。Hehadmiscalculatedhisstrength，however，andstaggeredandputhishandagainsttheglasslikepanebeforehimtosteadyhimself。Foramomentitresistedhishand，bendingoutwardlikeadistendedbladder，thenitbrokewithaslightreportandvanished——aprickedbubble。Hereeledoutintothegeneralspaceofthehall，greatlyastonished。Hecaughtatthetabletosavehimself，knockingoneoftheglassestothefloor——itrangbutdidnotbreak——
andsatdowninoneofthearmchairs。
Whenhehadalittlerecoveredhefilledtheremainingglassfromthebottleanddrank——acolourlessliquiditwas，butnotwater，withapleasingfaintaromaandtasteandaqualityofimmediatesupportandstimulus。Heputdownthevesselandlookedabouthim。
Theapartmentlostnoneofitssizeandmagnificencenowthatthegreenishtransparencythathadintervenedwasremoved。Thearchwayhesawledtoaflightofsteps，goingdownwardwithouttheintermediationofadoor，toaspacioustransversepassage。
Thispassageranbetweenpolishedpillarsofsomewhite—veinedsubstanceofdeepultramarine，andalongitcamethesoundofhumanmovementsandvoicesandadeepundeviatingdroningnote。Hesat，nowfullyawake，listeningalertly，forgettingtheviandsinhisattention。
Thenwithashockherememberedthathewasnaked，andcastingabouthimforcovering，sawalongblackrobethrownononeofthechairsbesidehim。
Thishewrappedabouthimandsatdownagain，trembling。
Hismindwasstillasurgingperplexity。Clearlyhehadslept。andhadbeenremovedinhissleep。Buthere？Andwhowerethosepeople，thedistantcrowdbeyondthedeepbluepillars？Boscastle？Hepouredoutandpartiallydrankanotherglassofthecolourlessfluid。
Whatwasthisplace？——thisplacethattohissensesseemedsubtlyquiveringlikeathingalive？Helookedabouthimatthecleanandbeautifulformoftheapartment，unstainedbyornament，andsawthattheroofwasbrokeninoneplacebyacircularshaftfulloflight，and，ashelooked，asteady，sweepingshadowblotteditoutandpassed，andcameagainandpassed。
\"Beat，beat，\"thatsweepingshadowhadanoteofitsowninthesubduedtumultthatfilledtheair。
Hewouldhavecalledout，butonlyalittlesoundcameintohisthroat。Thenhestoodup，and，withtheuncertainstepsofadrunkard，madehiswaytowardsthearchway。Hestaggereddownthesteps，trippedonthecorneroftheblackcloakhehadwrappedabouthimself，andsavedhimselfbycatchingatoneofthebluepillars。
Thepassagerandownacoolvistaofblueandpurple，andendedremotelyinarailedspacelikeabalcony，brightlylitandprojectingintoaspaceofhaze，aspaceliketheinteriorofsomegiganticbuilding。
Beyondandremotewerevastandvaguearchitecturalforms。Thetumultofvoicesrosenowloudandclear，andonthebalconyandwiththeirbackstohim，gesticulatingandapparentlyinanimatedconversation，werethreefigures，richlydressedinlooseandeasygarmentsofbrightsoftcolourings。Thenoiseofagreatmultitudeofpeoplepouredupoverthebalcony，andonceitseemedthetopofabannerpassed，andoncesomebrightlycolouredobject，apalebluecaporgarmentthrownupintotheairperhaps，flashedathwartthespaceandfell。TheshoutssoundedlikeEnglish，therewasareiterationof\"Wake！\"Heheardsomeindistinctshrillcry，andabruptlythethreemenbeganlaughing。
\"Ha，ha，ha！\"laughedone——ared—hairedmaninashortpurplerobe。\"WhentheSleeperwakes——
__When！__
Heturnedhiseyesfullofmerrimentalongthepassage。
Hisfacechanged，thewholemanchanged，becamerigid。Theothertwoturnedswiftlyathisexclamationandstoodmotionless。Theirfacesassumedanexpressionofconsternation，anexpressionthatdeepenedintoawe。
SuddenlyGraham’skneesbentbeneathhim，hisarmagainstthepillarcollapsedlimply，hestaggeredforwardandfelluponhisface。
CHAPTERIV
THESOUNDOFATUMULT
Graham’slastimpressionbeforehefaintedwasofaclamorousringingofbells。Helearntafterwardsthathewasinsensible，hangingbetweenlifeanddeath，forthebetterpartofanhour。Whenherecoveredhissenses，hewasbackonhistranslucentcouch，andtherewasastirringwarmthatheartandthroat。Thedarkapparatus，heperceived，hadbeenremovedfromhisarm，whichwasbandaged。Thewhiteframeworkwasstillabouthim，butthegreenishtransparentsubstancethathadfilleditwasaltogethergone。Amaninadeepvioletrobe，oneofthosewhohadbeenonthebalcony，waslookingkeenlyintohisface。
Remotebutinsistentwasaclamourofbellsandconfusedsounds，thatsuggestedtohismindthepictureofagreatnumberofpeopleshoutingtogether。
Somethingseemedtofallacrossthistumult，adoorsuddenlyclosed。
Grahammovedhishead。\"Whatdoesthisallmean？\"hesaidslowly。\"WhereamI？\"
Hesawthered—hairedmanwhohadbeenfirsttodiscoverhim。Avoiceseemedtobeaskingwhathehadsaid，andwasabruptlystilled。
Themaninvioletansweredinasoftvoice，speakingEnglishwithaslightlyforeignaccent，orsoatleastitseemedtotheSleeper’sears，\"Youarequitesafe。
Youwerebroughthitherfromwhereyoufellasleep。
Itisquitesafe。Youhavebeenheresometime——
sleeping。Inatrance。\"
HesaidsomethingfurtherthatGrahamcouldnothear，andalittlephialwashandedacrosstohim。
Grahamfeltacoolingspray，afragrantmistplayedoverhisforeheadforamoment，andhissenseofrefreshmentincreased。Heclosedhiseyesinsatisfaction。
\"Better？\"askedthemaninviolet，asGraham’seyesreopened。Hewasapleasant—facedmanofthirty，perhaps，withapointedflaxenbeard，andaclaspofgoldattheneckofhisvioletrobe。
\"Yes，\"saidGraham。
\"Youhavebeenasleepsometime。Inacataleptictrance。Youhaveheard？Catalepsy？Itmayseemstrangetoyouatfirst，butIcanassureyoueverythingiswell。\"
Grahamdidnotanswer，butthesewordsservedtheirreassuringpurpose。Hiseyeswentfromfacetofaceofthethreepeopleabouthim。Theywereregardinghimstrangely。HeknewheoughttobesomewhereinCornwall，buthecouldnotsquarethesethingswiththatimpression。
AmatterthathadbeeninhismindduringhislastwakingmomentsatBoscastlerecurred，athingresolveduponandsomehowneglected。Heclearedhisthroat。
\"Haveyouwiredmycousin？\"heasked。\"E。
Warming，27，ChanceryLane？\"
Theywereallassiduoustohear。Buthehadtorepeatit。\"Whatanodd__blurr__inhisaccent！\"
whisperedthered—hairedman。\"Wire，sir？\"saidtheyoungmanwiththeflaxenbeard，evidentlypuzzled。
\"Hemeanssendanelectrictelegram，\"volunteeredthethird，apleasant—facedyouthofnineteenortwenty。
Theflaxen—beardedmangaveacryofcomprehension。
\"Howstupidofme！Youmaybesureeverythingshallbedone，sir，\"hesaidtoGraham。\"Iamafraiditwouldbedifficultto——wiretoyourcousin。HeisnotinLondonnow。Butdon’ttroubleaboutarrangementsyet；youhavebeenasleepaverylongtimeandtheimportantthingistogetoverthat，sir。\"（Grahamconcludedthewordwassir，butthismanpronouncedit\"Sire。\"）
\"Oh！\"saidGraham，andbecamequiet。
Itwasallverypuzzling，butapparentlythesepeopleinunfamiliardressknewwhattheywereabout。Yettheywereoddandtheroomwasodd。Itseemedhewasinsomenewlyestablishedplace。Hehadasuddenflashofsuspicion。Surelythiswasn’tsomehallofpublicexhibition！IfitwashewouldgiveWarmingapieceofhismind。Butitscarcelyhadthatcharacter。Andinaplaceofpublicexhibitionhewouldnothavediscoveredhimselfnaked。
Thensuddenly，quiteabruptly，herealisedwhathadhappened。Therewasnoperceptibleintervalofsuspicion，nodawntohisknowledge。Abruptlyheknewthathistrancehadlastedforavastinterval；asifbysomeprocessesofthoughtreadingheinterpretedtheaweinthefacesthatpeeredintohis。Helookedatthemstrangely，fullofintenseemotion。Itseemedtheyreadhiseyes。Heframedhislipstospeakandcouldnot。Aqueerimpulsetohidehisknowledgecameintohismindalmostatthemomentofhisdiscovery。
Helookedathisbarefeet，regardingthensilently。Hisimpulsetospeakpassed。Hewastremblingexceedingly。
Theygavehimsomepinkfluidwithagreenishfluorescenceandameatytaste，andtheassuranceofreturningstrengthgrew。
\"That——thatmakesmefeelbetter，\"hesaidhoarsely，andthereweremurmursofrespectfulapproval。Heknewnowquiteclearly。Hemadetospeakagain，andagainhecouldnot。
Hepressedhisthroatandtriedathirdtime。
\"Howlong？\"heaskedinalevelvoice。\"HowlonghaveIbeenasleep？\"
\"Someconsiderabletime，\"saidtheflaxen—beardedman，glancingquicklyattheothers。
\"Howlong？\"
\"Averylongtime。\"
\"Yes——yes，\"saidGraham，suddenlytesty。\"ButIwant——Isit——itis——someyears？Manyyears？
Therewassomething——Iforgetwhat。Ifeel——
confused。Butyou——\"Hesobbed。\"Youneednotfencewithme。Howlong——？\"
Hestopped，breathingirregularly。Hesqueezedhiseyeswithhisknucklesandsatwaitingforananswer。
Theyspokeinundertones。
\"Fiveorsix？\"heaskedfaintly。\"More？\"
\"Verymuchmorethanthat。\"
\"Morel\"
\"More。\"
Helookedatthemanditseemedasthoughimpsweretwitchingthemusclesofhisface。Helookedhisquestion。
\"Manyyears，\"saidthemanwiththeredbeard。
Grahamstruggledintoasittingposition。Hewipedarheumytearfromhisfacewithaleanhand。
\"Manyyears！\"herepeated。Heshuthiseyestight，openedthem，andsatlookingabouthim，fromoneunfamiliarthingtoanother。
\"Howmanyyears？\"heasked。
\"Youmustbepreparedtobesurprised。\"
\"Well？\"
\"Morethanagrossofyears。\"
Hewasirritatedatthestrangeword。\"Morethana__what__？\"
Twoofthemspoketogether。Somequickremarksthatweremadeabout\"decimal\"hedidnotcatch。
\"Howlongdidyousay？\"askedGraham。\"Howlong？Don’tlooklikethat。Tellme。\"
Amongtheremarksinanundertone，hisearcaughtsixwords：\"Morethanacoupleofcenturies。\"
__\"Whats？\"__hecried，turningontheyouthwhohethoughthadspoken。\"Whosays——？Whatwasthat？Acoupleofcenturies！\"
\"Yes，\"saidthemanwiththeredbeard。\"Twohundredyears。\"
Grahamrepeatedthewords。Hehadbeenpreparedtohearofavastrepose，andyettheseconcretecenturiesdefeatedhim。
\"Twohundredyears，\"hesaidagain，withthefigureofagreatgulfopeningveryslowlyinhismind；andthen，\"Oh，but——！\"
Theysaidnothing。
\"You——didyousay——？\"
\"Twohundredyears。Twocenturiesofyears，\"
saidthemanwiththeredbeard。
Therewasapause。Grahamlookedattheirfacesandsawthatwhathehadheardwasindeedtrue。
\"Butitcan’tbe，\"hesaidquerulously。\"Iamdreaming。Trances。Trancesdon’tlast。Thatisnotright——thisisajokeyouhaveplayeduponme！Tellme——somedaysago，perhaps，IwaswalkingalongthecoastofCornwall——？\"
Hisvoicefailedhim。
Themanwiththeflaxenbeardhesitated。\"I’mnotverystronginhistory，sir，\"hesaidweakly，andglancedattheothers。
\"Thatwasit，sir，\"saidtheyoungster。\"Boscastle，intheoldDuchyofCornwall——it’sinthesouthwestcountrybeyondthedairymeadows。Thereisahousetherestill。Ihavebeenthere。\"
\"Boscastle！\"Grahamturnedhiseyestotheyoungster。\"Thatwasit——Boscastle。LittleBoscastle。
Ifellasleep——somewherethere。Idon’texactlyremember。Idon’texactlyremember。\"
Hepressedhisbrowsandwhispered，\"Morethantwohundredyears！\"I
Hebegantospeakquicklywithatwitchingface，buthisheartwascoldwithinhim。\"Butifitistwohundredyears，everysoulIknow，everyhumanbeingthateverIsaworspoketobeforeIwenttosleep，mustbedead。\"
Theydidnotanswerhim。
\"TheQueenandtheRoyalFamily，herMinisters，ofChurchandState。Highandlow，richandpoor，onewithanother——\"
\"IsthereEnglandstill？\"
\"That’sacomfort！IsthereLondon？\"
E\"This__is__London，eh？Andyouaremyassistant——
custodian；assistant—custodian。Andthese——？Eh？
Assistant—custodiansto？\"
Hesatwithagauntstareonhisface。\"ButwhyamIhere？No！Don’ttalk。Bequiet。Letme——\"
Hesatsilent，rubbedhiseyes，and，uncoveringthem，foundanotherlittleglassofpinkishfluidheldtowardshim。Hetookthedose。Itwasalmostimmediatelysustaining。Directlyhehadtakenithebegantoweepnaturallyandrefreshingly。
Presentlyhelookedattheirfaces，suddenlylaughedthroughhistears，alittlefoolishly。\"But——two——
hun——dred——years！\"hesaid。Hegrimacedhystericallyandcovereduphisfaceagain。
Afteraspacehegrewcalm。Hesatup，hishandshangingoverhiskneesinalmostpreciselythesameattitudeinwhichIsbisterhadfoundhimonthecliffatPentargen。Hisattentionwasattractedbyathickdomineeringvoice，thefootstepsofanadvancingpersonage。
\"Whatareyoudoing？WhywasInotwarned？Surelyyoucouldtell？Someonewillsufferforthis。Themanmustbekeptquiet。Arethedoorwaysclosed？Allthedoorways？Hemustbekeptperfectlyquiet。Hemustnotbetold。Hashebeentoldanything？\"
Themanwiththefairbeardmadesomeinaudibleremark，andGrahamlookingoverhisshouldersawapproachingaveryshort，fat，andthicksetbeardlessman，withaquilinenoseandheavyneckandchin。
Verythickblackandslightlyslopingeyebrowsthatalmostmetoverhisnoseandoverhungdeepgreyeyes，gavehisfaceanoddlyformidableexpression。
HescowledmomentarilyatGrahamandthenhisregardreturnedtothemanwiththeflaxenbeard。
\"Theseothers，\"hesaidinavoiceofextremeirritation。\"Youhadbettergo。\"
\"Go？\"saidthered—beardedman。
\"Certainly——gonow。Butseethedoorwaysareclosedasyougo。\"
Thetwomenaddressedturnedobediently，afteronereluctantglanceatGraham，andinsteadofgoingthroughthearchwayasheexpected，walkedstraighttothedeadwalloftheapartmentoppositethearchway。
Andthencameastrangething；alongstripofthisapparentlysolidwallrolledupwithasnap，hungoverthetworetreatingmenandfellagain，andimmediatelyGrahamwasalonewiththenewcomerandthepurple—robedmanwiththeflaxenbeard。
ForaspacethethicksetmantooknottheslightestnoticeofGraham，butproceededtointerrogatetheother——obviouslyhissubordinate——uponthetreatmentoftheircharge。Hespokeclearly，butinphrasesonlypartiallyintelligibletoGraham。Theawakeningseemednotonlyamatterofsurprisebutofconsternationandannoyancetohim。Hewasevidentlyprofoundlyexcited。
\"Youmustnotconfusehismindbytellinghimthings，\"herepeatedagainandagain。\"Youmustnotconfusehismind。\"
Hisquestionsanswered，heturnedquicklyandeyedtheawakenedsleeperwithanambiguousexpression。
\"Feelqueer？\"heasked。