An Uncomfortable Bed

playing pranks

grand royal reception
immediately began to doubt / suspicious

small rat-like animal
cheer, joy, laughter was too much
laughing too much

Surely
be careful/ be aware of all that is
happening

as a wild hound smells its prey

extra careful

action
someone that you doubt

drop him off / leave him

look quickly

make sure of/ give evidence

shelf above the fireplace
look once again

moved forward

huge

carefully/ watchfully/meticulously silly
step in that direction

assumed

safe and in place

came upon the idea

efficient and it works
carefully / delicately

to look for something blindly/ to feel your way wooden/ metal
framework of a bed.

blew out

to be scared

small cupboard / closet

moustache what exactly the object was
punches and blows

OMG spread
changes that he made
disappointed / dejected servant

hurdle - mattress

temporary amusement trying really hard

princely

victim

cautiously
dismayed

Decided to shift the the valet fell on the
mattress to the speaker with the
middle of the room breakfast that he
had got for him

He started to inspect Everyone had a good
everything very carefully - laugh because the
curtains, windows, speaker had ended up
bed etc. and being suspicious bringing this problem
of everyone's actions upon himself
he decided to pay
careful attention to He realized his folly
everything that was and how his suspicious
happening nature made him
speaker, look silly.
his friends
& servants
chateau in
Picardy
The speaker felt
that his friends
were trying to
play a prank on him.

People who were not fond of practical
joking. People who didn't like to play
pranks and didn't like to be pranked.

your own opinion

valet's or the servant's body who was getting him his breakfast precautions that the narrator had
taken, mainly, the moving of the
mattress to the middle of the room.

morning cup of tea

The falling and crashing of the plates and dishes that the valet
had brought into the room made the dreadful noise.