He sat on the canoe to rest himself, and, whether from fatigue or other causes, fell asleep.

His head heavily dropping on his chest partly woke him several times, but his lassitude overcame the discomfort, and he slept on.

When he got up he felt dazed and unrefreshed, as if sleeping had been hard work.

He was extremely thirsty, and oppressed with the increasing heat.

The sun had sunk, or rather was so low that the high ground hid it from sight..