it was like wearing seven-league boots . one thing was certain it was still clean . this is much more fun than breaking the poor eggs . `` how are you gon na climb back up , huh ? '' `` you 're too clever for that , '' said the stranger . `` it was a mistake , her having on the same dress as you . the world was suddenly black , not from passing out , but from the fall of his midnight hair across my face . 