SLEEP

Old Mr. D’Lima sat on the balcony and waited for the night. It was not an enthusiastic wait, but he felt that the night was better than the day.

“I would have a peaceful sleep”, he said to himself.

As the day died, he lay on his bed and closed his eyes. He listened to the sound of crickets and the whispering of trees. He lay listening till the sun rose from the east.

He went to Dr. Fernandes the next day.

“It is sad if I have nothing to do in the night too”, he said to the doctor.

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