CATHERINE thought: Day is white, Night is black, but sometimes it is half-white and half-black.... There were five knobs on the brass rail of the bed: one of them would come off.... The baker came to the door every night and said: &ldquo;And how is Cathie?&rdquo; ...<br />It was cold, and blue flames flickered on top of the coals in the fire-grate. They said: &ldquo;Lappappappap....&rdquo; The Man tore off his collar from the stud&mdash;&ldquo;plock&rdquo;&mdash;then he screwed off his boots&mdash;&ldquo;Hr-rooch&mdash;flop ... Hr-rooch&mdash;flop.&rdquo; ... The mother said: &ldquo;Cathie&rsquo;s asleep: don&rsquo;t make such a noise.&rdquo; ...<br />Then her mother carried her past the brown banisters up to bed.... It was nearly black. The pumping-engine at the water-works went: &ldquo;Chug-chug ... chug-chug ... chug-chug-chug....&rdquo;<br />There were five knobs on the brass rail of the bed....