The tinkle of more or less untuned cottage pianos floated out of open stern-ports till the gas-lamps began to twinkle in the streets, and the ship's night-watchman, coming
sleepily on duty after his unsatisfactory day slumbers, hauled down the flags and fastened a lighted lantern at the break of the gangway.
He tried to make himself smaller still as he cuddled up against his mother, and he kissed her
sleepily. In a moment he closed his eyes and was fast asleep.
The King opened his eyes and said
sleepily: "Is that you, Ermintrude?" (He thought it was the Queen come back from the dance.)
Kouzma, waked up by her, came sidling
sleepily out onto the steps.
"Wha' won't do?" he said, and added, after looking
sleepily into Montgomery's face for a minute, "Blasted Sawbones!"
Look at the kitten's intelligent eyes;" (here Eureka closed her eyes
sleepily) "gaze at her smiling countenance!" (here Eureka snarled and showed her teeth) "mark the tender pose of her soft, padded little hands!" (Here Eureka bared her sharp claws and scratched at the bars of the cage.) "Would such a gentle animal be guilty of eating a fellow creature?
"I'll prob'ly get lots of rest tomorrow, when I become an orn'ment," said Dorothy,
sleepily. But she lay down upon her couch, nevertheless, and in spite of all her worries was soon in the land of dreams.
The donkeys galloped, the wagon rolled on smoothly, the boys slept (Lamp-Wick snored like a dormouse) and the little, fat driver sang
sleepily between his teeth.
The music seemed to put her into a soft, waking dream, and her violet-coloured eyes looked
sleepily and confidingly at one from under her long lashes.
"I say," said Legree, stamping and whistling to the dogs, "wake up, some of you, and keep me company!" but the dogs only opened one eye at him,
sleepily, and closed it again.
The Simpson baby had cuddled down
sleepily in Rebecca's lap, leaning her head back and sucking her thumb contentedly.
But another persecutor came, and then another and another, and finally believing that the general enthusiasm would permit no one to slumber in peace, I got up and went
sleepily on deck.