crown，occasionallyassistedme，thoughhewastoomuchoccupiedbythehorsesofothergueststodevoteanylengthoftimetotheserviceofmine；hemorethanoncerepeatedtomehisfirmconvictionthathimselfandpartnerscouldaffordtooffermesummutforthehorse；andatalaterhourwhen，incompliancewithhisinvitation，Itookaglassofsummutwithhimselfandpartners，inalittleroomsurroundedwithcorn—chests，onwhichwesat，bothhimselfandpartnersendeavouredtoimpressuponme，chieflybymeansofnodsandwinks，theirconvictionthattheycouldaffordtogivemesummutforthehorse，providedIweredisposedtosellhim；
inreturnforwhichintimation，withasmanynodsandwinksastheyhadallcollectivelyused，IendeavouredtoimpressuponthemmyconvictionthatIcouldgetsummuthandsomerinthefairthantheymightbedisposedtoofferme，seeingashow—whichhowIfollowedbyawinkandanod，whichtheyseemedperfectlytounderstand，oneortwoofthemdeclaringthatifthecasewasso，itmadeagreatdealofdifference，andthattheydidnotwishtobeanyhindrancetome，moreparticularlyasitwasquiteclearIhadbeenanostlerlikethemselves。
ItwaslateatnightwhenIbegantothinkofretiringtorest。OninquiringiftherewasanyplaceinwhichIcouldsleep，Iwasinformedthattherewasabedatmyservice，providedIchosetosleepinatwo—beddedroom，oneofthebedsofwhichwasengagedbyanothergentleman。Iexpressedmysatisfactionatthisarrangement，andwasconductedbyamaid—servantupmanypairsofstairstoagarret，inwhichweretwosmallbeds，inoneofwhichshegavemetounderstandanothergentlemanslept；hehad，however，notyetretiredtorest；Iaskedwhohewas，butthemaid—servantcouldgivemenoinformationabouthim，savethathewasahighlyrespectablegentleman，andafriendofhermaster’s。
Presently，biddingmegoodnight，sheleftmewithacandle；
andI，havingundressedmyselfandextinguishedthelight，wenttobed。Notwithstandingthenoiseswhichsoundedfromeverypartofthehouse，Iwasnotslowinfallingasleep，beingthoroughlytired。IknownothowlongImighthavebeeninbed，perhapstwohours，whenIwaspartiallyawakenedbyalightshininguponmyface，whereupon，unclosingmyeyes，Iperceivedthefigureofaman，withacandleinonehand，staringatmyface，whilstwiththeotherhand，heheldbackthecurtainofthebed。AsIhavesaidbefore，Iwasonlypartiallyawakened，mypowerofconceptionwasconsequentlyveryconfused；itappearedtome，however，thatthemanwasdressedinagreencoat；thathehadcurlybrownorblackhair，andthattherewassomethingpeculiarinhislook。JustasIwasbeginningtorecollectmyself，thecurtaindropped，andIheard，orthoughtIheard，avoicesay，\"Don’tknowthecove。\"Thentherewasarustlinglikeapersonundressing，whereuponbeingsatisfiedthatitwasmyfellow—lodger，Idroppedasleep，butwasawakenedagainbyakindofheavyplungeupontheotherbed，whichcausedittorockandcreak，whenIobservedthatthelighthadbeenextinguished，probablyblownout，ifImightjudgefromaratherdisagreeablesmellofburntwickwhichremainedintheroom，andwhichkeptmeawaketillIheardmycompanionbreathinghard，when，turningontheotherside，Iwasagainoncemorespeedilyinthearmsofslumber。