Thedentisttookoffhiscoat，hiscollarandnecktie，unbuttonedhisvest，andslippedhisheavy-soledbootsfromhisbigfeet。Thenhestretchedhimselfuponthebedandrolledovertowardsthewall。Inafewminutesthesoundofhissnoringfilledtheroom。
Trinacranedherneckandlookedatherhusbandoverthefootboardofthebed。Shesawhisred，congestedface；
thehugemouthwideopen；hisuncleanshirt，withitsfrayedwristbands；andhishugefeetencasedinthickwoollensocks。Thenhergriefandthesenseofherunhappinessreturnedmorepoignantthanever。Shestretchedherarmsoutinfrontofheronherwork-table，and，buryingherfaceinthem，criedandsobbedasthoughherheartwouldbreak。
Theraincontinued。Thepanesofthesinglewindowranwithsheetsofwater；theeavesdrippedincessantly。Itgrewdarker。Thetiny，grimyroom，fullofthesmellsofcookingandof“non-poisonous“paint，tookonanaspectofdesolationandcheerlessnesslamentablebeyondwords。Thecanaryinitslittlegiltprisonchitteredfeeblyfromtimetotime。Sprawledatfulllengthuponthebed，thedentistsnoredandsnored，stupefied，inert，hislegswideapart，hishandslyingpalmupwardathissides。
AtlastTrinaraisedherhead，withalong，tremblingbreath。Sherose，andgoingovertothewashstand，pouredsomewaterfromthepitcherintothebasin，andwashedherfaceandswolleneyelids，andrearrangedherhair。