And when I found the door was shut,

I tried to turn the handle, but⁠—”

“But he was very stiff and proud; He said ‘You needn’t shout so loud!’

And he was very proud and stiff; He said ‘I’d go and wake them, if⁠—’

I took a corkscrew from the shelf: I went to wake them up myself.

And when I found the door was locked, I pulled and pushed and kicked and knocked.

And when I found the door was shut, I tried to turn the handle, but⁠—”

There was a long pause.