He resisted a rest.
Because he was smoking quack!
He kept on and on about his mateys.
After you leave the religion, you rest in peace.
So he can have a rest after he gets tired from waking up.
Somebody who stays up all night torturing himself mentally over the question whether or not theres a dog.
You get someone who stays up all night torturing himself mentally over the question of whether or not there's a dog.
They just can't resist the heroine.
He was resisting a rest