“ Keep under the covers ; I 'll come back to you in a moment , ” he said say , bending bend over the glass lamp with his thermometer .

In a little time I felt feel something alive moving move on my left leg , which advancing advance gently forward over my breast , came come almost up to my chin ; when , bending bend my eyes downwards as much as I could , I perceived perceive it to be a human creature not six inches high , with a bow and arrow in his hands , and a quiver at his back .

She looked perplexed for a moment , and then said say , not fiercely , but still loud enough for the furniture to hear : “ Well , I lay if I get hold of you I 'll -- ” She did not finish , for by this time she was bending bend down and punching punch under the bed with the broom , and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with .