Instantly, reflecting from the inner walls and soil of the box, a bright, warm light came alive.
"It'll keep your mushrooms much warmer than you ever could!" she said, turning back to him. "It's a sunlamp!"
But, as she completed her turn, Vandor Thobal was not in evidence. His suit, cloak, and shoes were still there, however, sagging horribly into a viscous brown-and-green puddle on the floor of the room.
"Goodness!" said Mrs. Tibbets, leaping to her feet. "Now I am worried!"
THE END