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Mantelpiece I Conclusion Dropped Asleep Nodding Suddenly Sprang

word mantelpiece
sentence I had come to the conclusion that he had dropped asleep, and indeed was nodding myself, when he suddenly sprang out of his chair with the gesture of a man who has made up his mind and put his pipe down upon the mantelpiece.
definition [noun]
A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace.

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