His skin, which had stretched out and had become smooth for a time, was suddenly covered with a multitude of small wrinkles, and in places it seemed even to hang down.

His eyes became sleepy, and all his motions were now so slow and languid as though each turn of the head, each move of the fingers, each step of the foot were a complicated and cumbersome undertaking which required very careful deliberation.

At night he lay on his cot, but did not close his eyes, and thus, heavy with sleep, they remained open until morning.
"Aha!" said the warden with satisfaction, seeing him on the following day.

"This is no dramshop for you, my dear!" With a feeling of pleasant gratification, like a scientist whose experiment had proved successful again, he examined the condemned man closely and carefully from head to foot.

Now everything would go along as necessary.