Couldn't something temporary be done with a teapot?

“Buried how long?”The answer was always the same: “Almost eighteen years.”You ha…”

“Much of my unassisted self, and more by the help of Biddy than of Mr. Wopsle's …”

“With drooping heads and tremulous tails, they mashed their way through the thic…”

“An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.”