(In reference to a big pile of puzzle pieces that had been scattered all over the floor*; Corwin had been stoutly maintaining that he had nothing to do with it, i.e., Adric and Riley were jointly solely responsible.)
Me: "I'm pretty sure that you were a contributing factor."
Corwin: "I was not! And I almost know what that is."
*And a big thank you to the brilliant people who came up with the idea of marking kids' puzzle pieces' backs with different shapes, so that if puzzles get mixed together it doesn't take forever to unmix them.
Me: "I'm pretty sure that you were a contributing factor."
Corwin: "I was not! And I almost know what that is."
*And a big thank you to the brilliant people who came up with the idea of marking kids' puzzle pieces' backs with different shapes, so that if puzzles get mixed together it doesn't take forever to unmix them.