He put down the martini rather too quickly, sploshing a bit over the edges of the glass, leaving colorless stains that evaporated in a few moments.
First it would jump out of the water like a trout and then come sploshing down again with a thump that sent the spray scattering for yards in all directions.
The committee hustled me into the hall with no more damage than one rather slushy splosh of snow perilously close to my neck.
