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But I will tell you more of all this to-morrow , '' he added ; and soon after that he fell asleep . A nurse was to have watched with him that night , but Brandon could not sleep , and he desired that she should rest in an adjacent room till he called her . In the meantime , never more hopeful since he had first seen Valentine on reaching Melcombe , he continued to sit by his bed , frequently repeating that he would go up-stairs shortly , but not able to do it . At one o'clock Valentine woke , and Brandon , half excusing himself for being still there , said he could not sleep , and liked better to wake in that room than anywhere else . Valentine was very wakeful now , and restless ; he took some nourishment , and then wanted to talk . All sorts of reminiscences of his childhood and early youth seemed to be present with him . He could not be still , and at length Brandon proposed to read to him , and brought the lamp near , hoping to read him to sleep .