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Mrs Hogg's bedroom was choky and Mrs Hogg herself snored loudly. But the place was really clean, and Nesta was too tired to lie long awake. When she did open her eyes in the morning, it was to the pleasant perfume of fried herring. A small boy was standing gazing at her out of two of the roundest eyes Nesta had ever seen. She came to the conclusion that the eyes of the entire Hogg family were not made like other people's; they were as round as marbles, and protruded very slightly from the head. The boy said:
"Red herrings! " thrust his tongue into his cheek, winked at her, and vanished.