We all, I think, began to feel it as though it caught or touched us in some special way.

This, however, did not interfere with the work; it went on uninterruptedly.
Some of the inner wrappings bore symbols or pictures.

These were done sometimes wholly in pale green colour, sometimes in many colours; but always with a prevalence of green.

Now and again Mr.Trelawny or Mr.
Corbeck would point out some special drawing before laying the bandage on the pile behind them, which kept growing to a monstrous height.
At last we knew that the wrappings were coming to an end.

Already the proportions were reduced to those of a normal figure of the manifest height of the Queen, who was more than average height.