The slumberer stirred uneasily, rolled over, opened one eye, and sat up.
"Hi!" he called.

"Come back here! Where you goin' ?" Brown returned, looking surprised and anxious.
"Oh!" he exclaimed, "are you awake ?" "Course I'm awake! What a fool question that is.

Think I'm settin' up here and talkin' in my sleep ?" "Well, I didn't know." "Why didn't you know?
And, see here! what did you mean by sayin' you was goin' to 'phone the doctor or the superintendent, one or t'other?
Yes, you said it.

I heard you." "Oh, no! you didn't." "Tell you I did.

Heard you with my own ears." "But how could you?
You weren't awake." "Course I was awake! Couldn't have heard you unless I was, could I?
What ails you?
Them stings go clear through to your brains, did they ?" Again Brown shook his head.
"This is dreadful!" he murmured.