And you are never to stir out of doors till you can prove that you havespent ten minutes of every day in a rational manner.
There were thereal solid silver teapot, cream-ewer, and sugar-basin, on the table, andreal silver spoons to stir the tea with, and real china cups to drink itout of, and plates of the same, to hold the cakes and toast in.
It startled him at first, but thinking, ona moment's reflection, that it must be some young fellow in the nextchamber, who had been dining out, he put his feet on the fender,and raised the poker to stir the fire.
Youmust not stir from my side during the whole interview.
By some extraordinary miracle he awoke of his own accord,when the coach stopped, and giving himself a good shake to stir up hisfaculties, went upstairs to execute his commission.
Anyhow, whenthe thing was all over, it would be natural for the second to stir longbefore the other second had vanished beyond the sandhills.