. Shepp's Literary world: containing the lives of our noted American and favorite English authors. Together with choice selections from their writings . heart gravitates to the heavy air of all about you. You drop to sleep after that days fatigue, with singular and perplexed fancieshaunting you; and when you wake up with a shudder in the middle of the night,you get up stealthily and creep down stairs; the bed-room door stands open, a little lamp is flickering on the hearth, and1 the gaunt shadow of the bedstead liesdark upon the ceiling. Your motheris in her chair, with her head uponher hand—t
. Shepp's Literary world: containing the lives of our noted American and favorite English authors. Together with choice selections from their writings . heart gravitates to the heavy air of all about you. You drop to sleep after that days fatigue, with singular and perplexed fancieshaunting you; and when you wake up with a shudder in the middle of the night,you get up stealthily and creep down stairs; the bed-room door stands open, a little lamp is flickering on the hearth, and1 the gaunt shadow of the bedstead liesdark upon the ceiling. Your motheris in her chair, with her head uponher hand—though it is long after mid-night. The Doctor is standing withhis back toward you, and looks verysolemn as he takes out his watch. Heis not counting Charlies pulse, for hehas dropped his hand; and it lies care-lessly, but oh, how thin ! over theedge of the bed. He shakes his head mournfully atyour mother; and she springs forward,and lays her fingers upon the foreheadof the boy, and passes her hand overhis mouth. Is he asleep, Doctor? she says,in a tone you do not know. Dear Madam, he will neverwaken in this world. There is no cry—only a bowing. WHO SOMETIMES MAKES VOU STAND UP TOGETHER 292 Glimpses of Dream-Life down of your mothers headupon the body of poor, deadCharlie!—and only when yousee her form shake and quiverwith the deep, smothered sobs,your crying bursts forth loudand strong. The Doctor lifts you in his arms, that you may see—that pale head,—those blue eyes all sunken,—
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