I have tried to say more, but the Cough had come upon me, as it does these days. It starts as the smallest tickle in the throat and can build, though I say so myself as shouldn't, into a not unimpressive display. Something between a vomiting donkey and an explosion at a custard factory.


The Hippopotamus, Chapter I (p. 24)


I have tried to say more, but the Cough had come upon me, as it does these days. It starts as the smallest tickle in the throat and can build, though ...

I have tried to say more, but the Cough had come upon me, as it does these days. It starts as the smallest tickle in the throat and can build, though ...

I have tried to say more, but the Cough had come upon me, as it does these days. It starts as the smallest tickle in the throat and can build, though ...

I have tried to say more, but the Cough had come upon me, as it does these days. It starts as the smallest tickle in the throat and can build, though ...