I feel ill,” he announced. "I'm going to bed, where I may die.” He tottered piteously to the stairs. "Bury me beside Mrs. Pentstemmon,” he croaked as he went up then to bed. (Diana Wynne Jones)

I feel ill,” he announced. "I'm going to bed, where I may die.” He tottered piteously to the stairs. "Bury me beside Mrs. Pentstemmon,” he croaked as he went up then to bed.

Diana Wynne Jones

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