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HISTORY OF A SLEEP WALKER.
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chairs, and carried them to the place where the company
was assembled. What was most remarkable is, that hav-
ing taken one in each hand, when he came to the door
of the room which was shut, he did not run against it,
but setting one hand at liberty, he opened the door, took
up the chair again which he had set down and carried
it along with the other to the place where they were
wanted.
When he thought he had brought a sufficient number,
which was conjectured from the words he uttered, he
went to the pantry, searched his pockets for the key of the
buffet, but not finding it, he appeared vexed. Taking
up a candle, he looked about in every corner of the pan-
try and on all the steps of the stairs, going with great
speed, with his eyes fixed on the ground, on which he
frequently felt with his hand, under the idea that be had
dropped the key. The valet dexterously slipped it into
one of his pockets. After much fruitless search, he again
put his hand into his pocket, and finding the key, was
angry with himself for his stupidity, opened the buffet,
took out a table-cloth, a plate and two loaves, locked it
again and went into the kitchen. He there dressed his
portion of sallad, taking out of the cupboard all the in-
gredients he wanted with the utmost readiness, and sat
down at a table to eat. One of the persons who were
watching him, dexterously took away his plate, and in its
place put another, on which was some pickled cabbage,
to which had been added a little vinegar of the strongest
kind. He continued eating as before ; and though some-
thing else was soon afterwards substituted for the cab-
bage, he swallowed it in the same way, and did not seem
to perceive any difference.
In eating, he stopped two or three times, supposing he
was called; and being at length persuaded that he was,
he rose, quickly ascended the stairs, and went into the
room
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chairs, and carried them to the place where the company
was assembled. What was most remarkable is, that hav-
ing taken one in each hand, when he came to the door
of the room which was shut, he did not run against it,
but setting one hand at liberty, he opened the door, took
up the chair again which he had set down and carried
it along with the other to the place where they were
wanted.
When he thought he had brought a sufficient number,
which was conjectured from the words he uttered, he
went to the pantry, searched his pockets for the key of the
buffet, but not finding it, he appeared vexed. Taking
up a candle, he looked about in every corner of the pan-
try and on all the steps of the stairs, going with great
speed, with his eyes fixed on the ground, on which he
frequently felt with his hand, under the idea that be had
dropped the key. The valet dexterously slipped it into
one of his pockets. After much fruitless search, he again
put his hand into his pocket, and finding the key, was
angry with himself for his stupidity, opened the buffet,
took out a table-cloth, a plate and two loaves, locked it
again and went into the kitchen. He there dressed his
portion of sallad, taking out of the cupboard all the in-
gredients he wanted with the utmost readiness, and sat
down at a table to eat. One of the persons who were
watching him, dexterously took away his plate, and in its
place put another, on which was some pickled cabbage,
to which had been added a little vinegar of the strongest
kind. He continued eating as before ; and though some-
thing else was soon afterwards substituted for the cab-
bage, he swallowed it in the same way, and did not seem
to perceive any difference.
In eating, he stopped two or three times, supposing he
was called; and being at length persuaded that he was,
he rose, quickly ascended the stairs, and went into the
room