there had been long nights during that siege when she had awakened from confused , jangling nightmares she could n't remember ( except you can jessie ; you dreamed about the smoked glass ; you dreamedabout how the sun went out ; you dreamed about the flat and tearful smellthat was like minerals in well-water ; you dreamed about his hands ) and she was drenched with sweat but felt too weak to reach for the pitcher of water on the bed-table .