Argument’s carte and tierce were lost, outright:

And they fought loose.

Says Will, quite carelessly,—“the other day,

As I was lying on my back,

In bed,

I took a fancy in my head;—

Some writings aren’t so difficult as people say;—

They are a knack.”

“What writings? whose?” says Tom—raking the cinders.

“Many,” cried Will:—“For instance,—Peter Pindar’s.”