coarsely-stitched

Updated: May 29, 2025

A transverse bar beneath the bed depressed my head unduly, and threw a disproportionate share of my weight upon my hands. After a time, I experienced what is called, I believe, a crick in the neck. The pressure of my hands on the coarsely-stitched carpet speedily became painful. My knees, too, were painful, my trousers being drawn tightly over them.

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells - Twelve Stories and a Dream