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`` The thing would be at once cruel and preposterous , sir . No , you must come again in the morning ; then , perchance , he will have finished his journey ; '' and accordingly he proceeded to awake Simon . After all , it did not matter so much . It was now ten o'clock , and I could do nothing that night , in any case . `` I do not know but that I am glad that things are as they are , '' continued the professor . `` This second sleep will enable him to see more clearly to-morrow . Meanwhile , consider yourself fortunate .