“Not a wink. I tried to, but it was no go. I kept dreaming the most horrible things all about murder and bloodshed!”

“That was pleasant.”

“Nit. Did you sleep?”

“Like a top.”

“Confound you!” exclaimed Rattleton, as if provoked. “I believe you could sleep under any circumstances.”

“I hardly think I should have slept had not the proctor turned up all right. That relieved my mind.”

“It did mine for a time, but, after thinking the thing all over, I got into a stew pretty nearly as bad as before.”

“How was that?”

“Why, I thought the whole thing out, and I can see the whole crowd of us is dead sure of being expelled.”

“Think so?”