seemed to be standing on their tiptoes, and others appeared to be sitting down and having a rest, And then theere were some that stretched to the left, and some that leaned way over to the right.
What a disaster! Andrew's handwriting was already a mess because he had made the mistake of writing too quickly, even without these going on, he had a problem writing clearly.
The imp lost his temper, 'Halt!' he shouted. 'Now, on parade! I'll drill some discipline into you, Hup-two-three! Hup-two-three!'
And the imp made the poor letters do so many exercises, that they all became straight and strong, and clear and tidy, in spite of themselves.