Nightgown

           Wehadlainthusinbed,chattingandnappingatshortintervals,andQueequegnowandthenaffectionatelythrowinghisbrowntattooedlegsovermine,andthendrawingthemback;soentirelysociableandfreeandeasywerewe;when,atlast,byreasonofourconfabulations,whatlittlenappishnessremainedinusaltogetherdeparted,andwefeltlikegettingupagain,thoughday-breakwasyetsomewaydownthefuture.

           Yes,webecameverywakeful;somuchsothatourrecumbentpositionbegantogrowwearisome,andbylittleandlittlewefoundourselvessittingup;theclotheswelltuckedaroundus,leaningagainsttheheadboardwithourfourkneesdrawnupclosetogether,andourtwonosesbendingoverthem,asifourknee-panswerewarming-pans.Wefeltveryniceandsnug,themoresosinceitwassochillyoutofdoors;indeedoutofbed-clothestoo,seeingthattherewasnofireintheroom.Themoreso,Isay,becausetrulytoenjoybodilywarmth,somesmallpartofyoumustbecold,forthereisnoqualityinthisworldthatisnotwhatitismerelybycontrast.Nothingexistsinitself.Ifyouflatteryourselfthatyouareallovercomfortable,andhavebeensoalongtime,thenyoucannotbesaidtobecomfortableanymore.Butif,likeQueequegandmeinthebed,thetipofyournoseorthecrownofyourheadbeslightlychilled,whythen,indeed,inthegeneralconsciousnessyoufeelmostdelightfullyandunmistakablywarm.Forthisreasonasleepingapartmentshouldneverbefurnishedwithafire,whichisoneoftheluxuriousdiscomfortsoftherich.Fortheheightofthissortofdeliciousnessistohavenothingbuttheblanketsbetweenyouandyoursnugnessandthecoldoftheouterair.Thenthereyoulieliketheonewarmsparkintheheartofanarcticcrystal.

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