Years ago Quote by Frances Hardinge

“Hmm. Did you used to be smaller? About so high?’ He held out his hand three and a half feet above what now appeared to be the ground. ‘Er...yes? Um...some years ago?’ Neverfell was not sure what more to say. ‘That’s...normal, isn’t it? People getting bigger?’ ‘Yes, I suppose so.” quote by Frances Hardinge — Download Open image

““Hmm. Did you used to be smaller? About so high?’ He held out his hand three and a half feet above what now appeared to be the ground. ‘Er...yes? Um...some years ago?’ Neverfell was not sure what more to say. ‘That’s...normal, isn’t it? People getting bigger?’ ‘Yes, I suppose so.””

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