finger-top

Updated: May 21, 2025

It was almost more than the girls could do to obey orders and not peep. "I feel something hard," announced Clover, inserting a finger-top under the lid. "Oh, do you?" cried Katy. Then, making an heroic effort, she jumped into the bed. "It's the only way," she said, "you'd better come too, Clovy. Blow the candle out and let's get to sleep as fast as we can, so as to make morning come quicker."

Susan Coolidge - What Katy Did at School