What Rough Beast? Page 5
But that's _not_ what he meant--he's just a normal human genius.He _meant_ funny." He lifted his hand. "Know what this is?" He held upthe strange object on the string. "It's a _yo-yo_. An _extra-dimensionalyo-yo_. And you were right--that thing _is_ a comic book. Look," hesaid. He held the odd object toward her. "See this? J.H.--Jacky Hodge,one of the stupidest ones. It's _his_ yo-yo. But I was right about onething. We _are_ being invaded. It's probably been going on forcenturies. Invaded by _morons_, morons with interstellar drives,super-science--super-_yo-yos_! Morons from the stars!"
He began to laugh again. Ann went out to the kitchen for another glass.Then, after a while, she went back for the bottle.