““Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind.
"Pooh!" he whispered.
"Yes, Piglet?""Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw.
"I just wanted to be sure of you.””
— A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, and piglet (trans. A.A. Milne) as transcribed by A.A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
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