No I am not all right!โ Chrestomanci said, after five minutes of this. โI have worldwide blisters. I need a shave. Iโm tired out and I havenโt had anything to eat since breakfast yesterday. Would you feel alright in my position?
Diana Wynne JonesIt was a perfectly normal May Day, but Sophie was scared of that too. And when a young man in a fantastical blue-and-silver costume spotted Sophie and decided to accost her as well, Sophie shrank into a shop doorway and tried to hide. The young man looked at her in surprise. "It's all right, you little gray mouse," he said laughing rather pityingly. "I only want to buy you a drink. Don't look so scared.
Diana Wynne Jones