"Christine!" I said softly. "Christine!"
She stopped dead. Every trace of colour had vanished from her face,
and for an instant I thought that she was going to faint.
"Don't be frightened," I added quickly. "It's perfectly safe."
She stood there, staring up at me with wick-open, startled eyes.
"Oh, you're hurt," she gasped. "Your face is all bleeding."