'Tom, ㉠there must be no more of this. ㉡You are not to put the light on again ㉢once it has been put out; nor, equally, are you to get out of bed. You must see the reasonableness'
'Not even to get up in the morning?' Tom interrupted.
'Of course, that's different. Don't be silly, Tom. But ㉣you are not to get up otherwise. The reason is-'
'Can't I get up, even if I need to, badly?'
'Of course you must go to the lavatory, if you need to; but you will go straight back to bed afterwards. You go to bed at nine in the evening and get up at seven in the morning. That is ten hours. You need those ten hours' sleep because-'
'But, Uncle Alan, I don't sleep!'
'Will you be quiet, Tom!' shouted his uncle, suddenly ㉤losing his temper.
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