“The very first tear he made was so deep that I thought it had gone right into my heart. And when he began pulling the skin off, it hurt worse than anything I’ve ever felt. The only thing that made me able to bear it was just the pleasure of feeling the stuff peel off. You know. if you‘ve ever picked the scab off a sore place. It hurts like billy.oh but it is such fun to see it coming away.”
“I know exactly what you mean,” said Edmund.