"My heel caught on a step and I fell.

It was so clumsy of me.

I might have been badly hurt if you had not caught me as you did." "These steps are so uncertain," he said, scowling at them.

"Somebody'll get hurt here some day.

But, really, are you quite sure you are, not hurt?
Didn't you twist your--your--" "Ankle?
Not in the least.