"But I don't think you went through a window.

I believe you fell over a cliff and were caught in an armful of wait-a-bit bushes.

They're devilish those wait-a-bits!" They shook hands.
"I'm ready to blow up with curiosity again," said Blackton.

"But I'll play your game, Aldous." A few minutes later Joanne and Peggy Blackton joined them.

He saw again the quick flush of pleasure in Joanne's lovely face when she entered the room.
It changed instantly when she saw the livid cuts in his skin.