It will be such fun.

Let's see where it hits him!" For one single instant the lady yielded, and in it all opportunity for warning fled.

There was a sharp sizzling, which caused Moffat to suspend his serenade; then something struck him,--it must have been fairly in the middle, for he shut up like a jack-knife, and went crashing backwards with an agonized howl.

There was a gleam of shining water, something black squirming among the weeds, a yell, a volley of half-choked profanity, and a fleeing figure, apparently pursued by a huge snake.

Naida shook with laughter, clinging with both hands to the sill, but Miss Spencer was plainly shocked.
"Oh, did you hear what--what he said ?" she asked.