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Incident in a sleepless night It was a hot night and I could not sleep, I got up and looked out of the window.. While being absorbed in this lovely night scene, I became aware of a moani

Incident in a sleepless night

It was a hot night and I could not sleep, I got up and

looked out of the window The sky was very beautiful

to look at There was half-moon in the west and

many stars were burning bright in the firmament

While being absorbed in this lovely night scene, I

became aware of a moaning sound from the next

flat I listened for a while I thought at first that

somebody there was snoring or crying in his dream

But no, it was distinctly a moaning sound It was

soon followed by other sounds They were of people

talking loudly I could not make out as to what they

were talking

The quarreling noise increased Now and then, I

could identify a voice that appeared to be begging

Very soon, I heard the noise of blows and a shrill cry

of a woman Still I hesitated to move out of my cozy

bed to see what the matter was The neighbor was

only an acquaintance of mine and at that hour of the

night I was reluctant to go and interfere

While my thoughts were running along that strain, I

heard a sudden crash as though something heavy

had fallen This was followed by a fearful shriek, and

then silence followed I feared something horrible

had happened So, I went to the neighbor’s door and

knocked at it It was opened by my neighbor, who

appeared a picture of dismay and bewilderment

After some excuses I enquired of him what the

matter was

He took me in and showed me a scene There lay

his wife curled up on her bed One or two chairs had

been turned upside down Things were in disarray

The neighbor showed me the chairs After seating

himself, he told me that his wife had been a

hysterical patient and would now and then create

scenes in the night The voices had been theirs

when he had tried to quieten her She had pushed

the chairs which had caused the crash And after

shrieking, she lay down in a swoon It was a frequent

occurrence While I sought his excuse for disturbing

him, he begged my pardon for having disturbed my

peace at night I bade him goodnight and returned to

my room