Is there a clear contradiction between 'He slipped the knife out of the sheath and was ready, and unembarrassed by hampering bedclothes, for the weather was hot and we hadn't any.' and 'He put the knife back into the sheath.'
He slipped the knife out of the sheath and was ready, and unembarrassed by hampering bedclothes, for the weather was hot and we hadn't any.###He put the knife back into the sheath.