er/sie ist/war eingeschlafen

Beispielsweise sei er an den Sonntagen nicht aus dem Salon hinauszubringen, wenn er die schon halb eingeschlafenen Kinder hole, um sie ins Bett zu schaffen.

On Sunday, for example, one could not get him out of the drawing-room, whither Madame Homais had called him to fetch the children, who were falling asleep in the arm-chairs, and dragging down with their backs calico chair-covers that were too large.