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time will show , I have no doubt ; meanwhile I have not had half my night 's rest , so I will do what I can to recover arrears . '' And , thus thinking , he quietly stretched himself upon a couch which stood against one wall of the room , and composed himself to sleep . With the light-hearted carelessness of extreme youth he actually did sleep -- slept so soundly that he was not even disturbed when , some hours later , the door was quietly opened and two attendants entered bearing food and drink , which , seeing that the prisoner still slumbered , they placed upon the table and departed , securing the door again as they passed out . It was past ten o'clock in the forenoon when the young man , having completely rested , opened his eyes and looked about him in wonderment at finding himself in strange quarters . The next moment , however , memory returned to him : he recalled the proceedings of the past night , and once more began to speculate upon the purpose which could have been powerful enough to induce Huanacocha and Xaxaguana to resort to so extreme a measure as that of his abduction from the palace . And now , with the more sober reflections following upon a sound night 's rest , he began to take a somewhat more serious view of the situation . He began to realise that what these two powerful nobles had done was no hasty , ill-considered act , undertaken upon the spur of the moment , without thought of the probable consequences , but was doubtless the result of long and anxious premeditation ; and , if so , they would surely have taken every possible precaution to guard themselves against evil consequences .