Sublime

‘Did you take it?’ said James, looking at the children one after the other. Abruptly he seemed remote and stern, and desirable because of this; so Thomas turned away in shame.

miserable little dogs, we laugh, with our visages as white as ashes, and our hearts sinking into our boots.

“They’re testing her to see if she’s a bad nut,” said Mr. Wonka. “You watch.” Veruca struggled furiously, but the squirrels held her tight and she couldn’t move. The squirrel on her shoulder went tap-tap-tapping the side of her head with his knuckles. Then all at once, the squirrels pulled Veruca to the ground and started carrying her across the