“There is a fish tank in our class which no fish in it. A guinea-pig cage with no guinea-pig in it;
A formicarium with no ants in it; and according to Miss Hodge some of our head are empty too.”
“It is easy to ignore what is heard, or even what is seen; but it is virtually impossible, Keith knew, to ignore a three-week-old guinea pig snuffling in your lap.”
“He felt the warmth of the body and the fast beat of the small heart. Suddenly, holding Fluff firmly in his left hand, he pulled himself out of the door Keith had used and walked across the pavement to the front gate.”