“Had he pulled at my eyelids to find out what they concealed? I couldn’t be certain about this. As I woke up I had the distinct impression that something like a coarse paintbrush was being drawn lightly across my face.”
“Next morning, Tom the cabin boy arrived in the Captain’s cabin with his early morning tea. ‘Wakey-wakey, Cap’n,’ he cried. ‘Come on! Wake UP! It’s your birthday today.”
“When spring comes, it’s time for the root children wake up; snowdrop, forget-me-not, buttercup, daisy and poppy to wake up! There are new dresses to sew, and insects to be painted.”