THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. 25

 

faces and red noses of the beef-eaters that
they were only asleep ; and their goblets,
wherein still remained some few drops of
wine, plainly shewed that they had fallen
asleep while drinking.

He then, crossing a court paved with
marble, went upstairs, and came into the
guard-chamber, where the guards were
standing in their ranks, with their
halbards on their shoulders, and snoring
as loud as they could. After that he
went through several rooms full of
gentlemen and ladies all asleep, some
sitting and some standing.

At last he came into a chamber all gilt