I'll just take a little sleep first." And the little sleep turned out such a long one, that when poor Hugh opened his eyes, lo and behold! it was to-morrow morning--there was Marcelline standing beside the bed, telling him it was time to get up, he would be late for his tutor if he did not dress himself at once.
"Oh dear," exclaimed Hugh, "what a pity! I meant to stay awake all night to watch the moonlight." Marcelline smiled what Jeanne called her funny smile.
"You would find it very difficult to do that, I think, my little Monsieur," she said.

"However, you did not miss much last night.

The clouds came over so that the moon had no chance.

Perhaps it will be clearer to-night." With this hope Hugh had to be satisfied, and to satisfy also his little cousin, who was at first quite disappointed that he had nothing wonderful to tell her.
"To-night," she said, "_I_ shall stay awake all night, and if the moonlight is very nice and bright I shall come and wake _you_, you sleepy Cheri.

I do _so_ want to go up those steps and into the castle where the peacocks are standing at the door." "So do I," said Hugh, rather mortified; "but if one goes to sleep, whose fault is it?
I am sure you will go to sleep too, if you try to keep awake.