Now, with my little gun, I crawl
All in the dark along the wall,
And follow round the forest track
Away behind the sofa back.
There, in the night, where none can spy,
All in my hunter's camp I lie,
And play at books that I have read
Till it is time to go to bed.
The Bed Boat
That is ordinary play. There is also a poem describing play in bed:—
My bed is like a little boat;
Nurse helps me in when I embark;
She girds me in my sailor's coat
And starts me in the dark.
Thinking Games for Bed
When more than one sleep in the same room, the time before sleep can be very interesting. Many games which have already been described are suitable for bed, such as "Telling Stories" ([p. 99]), "I Love my Love" ([p. 88]), "Spelling" ([p. 166]), "The Grand Mogul" ([p. 166]), "Rhyming Lights" ([p. 167]), "The Apprentice" ([p. 167]), "Towns and Products" ([p. 168]), "Suggestions" ([p. 91]), and "Clumps," adapted ([p. 93]).
Games by Rote
On this subject B. R. L. writes:—"We made a list, which was stuck on the wall with a different game for each night. One was 'I Love my Love with an A' (see [p. 88]), which we steadily made up all through the alphabet. Another was 'Initials,' in which you take turns in saying the initials of people you know, while the other guesses the names. Another was 'Twenty Questions,' in which one thinks of something that has to be guessed as quickly as possible, only 'yes' and 'no' being given as answers. One very girlish game was like this: suppose you had a little girl with golden hair and blue eyes, and she was going on a visit to London, what sort of frocks would you buy her?"