But I was rather heartened to see that Mr McMurdo appeared to be his normal size once more. Hugo Rune smiled upon Mr McMurdo and said, ‘Jolly spiffing to see you returned to your old self again, M. Those magic coffee beans I sent you got the job jobbed then, it would appear.’ ‘It would appear so, would it?’ And Mr McMurdo turned sideways and would not you know it, or would not you not, he all but entirely vanished. Because although he looked normal and man-sized from straight on, turned sideways he was no thicker than a piece of paper. ‘Ah,’ said Hugo Rune. ‘You’d better not go out then on a windy day.’ ‘Windy day? I’ll… I’ll… I’ll…’ And Mr McMurdo flapped his papery arms. ‘But look on the bright side,’ said Hugo Rune. ‘If you ever forget your house key, you can simply slip yourself under the front door.’ And Mr McMurdo let out a terrible howl. ‘But enough of such larks,’ said Hugo Rune.
