"Cup of tea, miss." Tea and scones were trundled on a tarnished platter. "You need to eat something."
"No, I don't." The bow mouth disagreed. "I don't need to eat anything, ever!" The ladies tittered at the amusing comments of youth.
"If you didn't eat you should surely starve!" Nanny declared with matronly patience.
"You can't starve in a dream! When I wake up, I'll surely be hungry, but isn't it a waste of time, eating in a dream?"
"Miss, we're all real. Eat your bread. You aren't dreaming- you're wide awake!"
A confidential whisper: "That's what the Rabbit said."