Sentence:  I suppose it is unreal because we have been expecting it ["sc." World War II] for so long now, and have known that it must be got over before we can go on with our lives. Like in the night when you want to go to the <WSD>loo</WSD> and it is miles away down a freezing cold passage and yet you know you have to go down that passage before you can be happy and sleep again. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.