Later, I grew accustomed to prowling about mysterious drifts and tunnels and astonishing and interesting myself with coming around corners expecting to find the hotel staring me in the face, and not finding it doing any thing of the kind.

Later still, I felt tired.

I soon felt remarkably tired.

But there was no one abroad, now -- not even a policeman.

I walked till I was out of all patience, and very hot and thirsty.