Everything seemed congruous and connected, and he said
within himself, "Sure this is the most distinct dream that ever
sleep produced." Then he had recourse again to the paper, which
he carefully perused, without finding any variation from his first
notion of the contents.
Hatchway, seeing all his extravagances of action, accompanied with
a wild stare of distraction, began to believe that his head was at
length fairly turned, and was really meditating means for securing
his person, when Pickle, in a tone of surprise, exclaimed, "Good
God! am I or am I not awake?"--"Why look ye, cousin Pickle," replied
the lieutenant, "that is a question which the deep sea-line of my
understanding is not long enough to sound; but howsomever, thof I
can't trust to the observation I have taken, it shall go hard but
I will fall upon a way to guess whereabouts we are." So saying,
he lifted up a pitcher full of cold water, that stood behind the
outward door, and discharged it in the face of Peregrine without
ceremony or hesitation. This remedy produced the desired effect.
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