Beware the Dog : Roald Dahl [29 of 32]

• They never looked at anything for more than a moment and they moved too quickly from one place to another in the room.
• There was something about her movements also. They were too sharp and nervous to go well with the casual manner in which she spoke.
• She set down the basin, took off his pajama top and began to wash him. "Did you sleep well?" "Yes." "Good," she said.
• She was washing his arms and his chest. "I believe there's someone coming down to see you from the Air Ministry after breakfast,"
• she went on. "They want a report or something. I expect you know all about it. How you got shot down and all that.
• I won't let him stay long, so don't worry." He did not answer. She finished washing him, and gave him a toothbrush and some tooth powder.
• He brushed his teeth, rinsed his mouth and spat the water out into the basin. Later she brought him his breakfast on a tray,
• but he did not want to eat. He was still feeling weak and sick, and he wished only to lie still and think about what had happened.