Such had been August's experience.

He had been drawn upward toward God by the opportunity and necessity for heroic action.

I have no doubt the good Samaritan got more out of his own kindness than the robbed Jew did.
Before he had a chance to restore the money to its rightful owner, the two hours of dog-watch had expired, and he was obliged to go on watch again, much to his annoyance.

He had been nearly twenty-four hours without sleep, and after a night of such excitement it was unpleasant as well as perilous to have to hold this money, which did not belong to him, for six hours longer, liable at any minute to get into difficulty through any scheme of the gamblers and their allies, by which his recovery of the money might be misinterpreted.

The morning seemed to wear away so slowly.