She hurt Felix's cruelly as she passed him his cup of tea.
"You've gone too much to flesh, boy.

So the magic seed didn't work, hey ?" How in the world had Peg found out about that magic seed?
Felix looked uncommonly foolish.
"If you'd come to me in the first place I'd soon have told you how to get thin," said Peg, nodding wisely.
"Won't you tell me now ?" asked Felix eagerly, his desire to melt his too solid flesh overcoming his dread and shame.
"No, I don't like being second fiddle," answered Peg with a crafty smile.

"Sara, you're too scrawny and pale--not much like your ma.

I knew her well.

She was counted a beauty, but she made no great things of a match.