“Oh, yes,” replied Erik’s voice, “the heat is unendurable!”

“But what does this mean?⁠ ⁠… The wall is really getting quite hot!⁠ ⁠… The wall is burning!⁠ ⁠…”

“I’ll tell you, Christine, dear: it is because of the forest next door.”

“Well, what has that to do with it? The forest?”

“ Why, didn’t you see that it was an African forest? ”