At intervals , while turningturnover the leaves of my book , I studiedstudythe aspect of that winter afternoon .
When the people observedobserveI was quiet , they discharged no more arrows ; but , by the noisenoiseI heardhear, I knewknowtheir numbers increasedincrease; and about four yards from me , over against my right ear , I heardheara knockingknockfor above an hour , like that of people at work ; when turningturnmy head that way , as well as the pegs and strings would permit me , I sawseea stage erectederectabout a foot and a half from the ground , capable of holding four of the inhabitants , with two or three ladders to mount it : from whence one of them , who seemed to be a person of quality , made me a long speechspeech, whereof I understood not one syllable .
But I should have mentioned , that before the principal person began his orationoration, he criedcryout three times , _ Langro dehul san _ ( these words and the former were afterwards repeatedrepeatand explainedexplainto me ) ; whereupon , immediately , about fifty of the inhabitants camecomeand cutcutthe strings that fastened the left side of my head , which gave me the liberty of turningturnit to the right , and of observingobservethe person and gesturegestureof him that was to speak .
P.S. Before turningturnin , I tiptoedtiptoethrough the corridor to make sure that all was right , and what do you think I foundfind?
This , naturally , was declareddeclareby several voices to give the thing the utmost price , and our friend , with quiet art , preparedpreparehis triumph by turningturnhis eyes over the rest of us and goinggoon : “ It ’s beyond everything .