AS the lid came up, there was a click.
The lid came free and he saw inside dry squares of red.
A lid fell open in the side of the neck, and out came some cigarettes, scattering over the floor.
Her eyes had rolled shut again, and this time the lids didn't come back up.
They called to each other pleasantly as the lids came down.
But when the lid came up, it did not reveal the expected contents.
As it fell, the lid came off and bars began dropping out.
The lids came down over her eyes and she laughed aloud.
Then a crack, and the men seemed to fumble for a second, off balance when the lid came free.
A wooden lid comes down and hides it from view.