Are you feeling OK? You look a bit pasty.

They practised for these by playing games, such as 'keeping house', and 'kiss, cuddle or torture'.

Split peas are hemispherical.

The night-owl,—a mug-shaped instrument, with an orifice in its side, through which a whistle is inserted,—when used, is partly filled with water, to give the tremulous owl-hoot sound.