I held my peace at the time, but I asked Cecile a little later to bring me that hot-water-bottle.

But there was no warmth in the blankets and the stone hot-water-bottle had cooled in her absence.

Whilst you were tucked up with your hot-water-bottle.'

'Does he know about the hot-water-bottle?'

As soon as I had unpacked my few things, and refilled the hot-water-bottle in the freshly made-up bed, I went out to the toolshed which stood under the lilac tree behind the cottage.

And anything else that is largely due to what is actually going on, in and around the body: distraction com- plexes in which such things as "noises off", indigestion, or a leaking hot-water-bottle play a part.