They approached, caught sight of Lord De Vere,
And seized him, pale and shrinking,
And as him on the ground they threw
Yelled out⸺
By Jove! it’s half-past two,
I’ve kept you up till all is blue,
I’ll run away like winkin’.”
Then, while with open mouth and eyes
The pair sat speechless with surprise,
Jack vanished quick as thought is,