eventually , bath was attained , gay-street traversed , and i staggered up the steps and into my prisonand yet another flight of steps became necessaryand thenand then my cella lonely pallet met my eyes , and then i felt myself falling forward onto a pale green counterpane , with fat and unforgiving pillows standing in stern array above my head , and nells voice reaching me , faintly , as if from a great distance : for pitys sake , miss ann , at least let me take your shoes off first !