... I
mustn't let them grow up idle.... And, besides, I have heard that it's
not very healthy.... (_Gently shaking_ TYLTYL) Wake up, wake up,
Tyltyl....
TYLTYL (_waking up_)
What?... Light?... Where is she?... No, no, don't go away....
MUMMY TYL
Light?... Why, of course it's light... Has been for ever so long.... It's
as bright as noonday, though the shutters are closed.... Wait a bit till I
open them.... (_She pushes back the shutters and the dazzling daylight
invades the room_.) There! See!... What's the matter with you?... You
look quite blinded....
TYLTYL (_rubbing his eyes_)
Mummy, mummy!... It's you!...
MUMMY TYL
Why, of course, it's I.... Who did you think it was?...
TYLTYL
It's you.... Yes, yes, it's you!....
MUMMY TYL
Yes, yes, it's I.... I haven't changed my face since last night.... Why do
you stare at me in that wonderstruck way?... Is my nose turned upside down,
by any chance?...
TYLTYL
Oh, how nice it is to see you again!... It's so long, so long ago!... I
must kiss you at once.... Again! Again! Again!... And how comfortable my
bed is!... I am back at home!...
MUMMY TYL
What's the matter?... Why don't you wake up?... Don't tell me you're
ill.
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