“What happened?”
Arthur asked. He caught a glimpse of something below, but couldn't quite make out what it was. "The Nithling-"
"Missed me," called out Suzy. "Close-run thing. Bit off my right clog. I was kicking it in the teeth, so I s'pose that's fair."
Source: The Keys to the Kingdom series, Grim Tuesday (2004), p. 177.
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