Chapter 9: IX

IX I Laurie turned slowly over in bed, drew a long breath, expelled it, and, releasing his arms from the bedclothes, sat up. He switched on the light by his bed, glanced at his watch, switched off the light, and sank down again into the sheets. He need not get up just yet. Then he remembered. When an event of an entirely new order comes into experience, it takes a little time to be assimilated. It is as when a large piece of furniture is brought into a room; all the rest of the f…