"Just try us, and see!" added Jane, laughing.
The others also joined in the clamour for a trip and an all-night picnic, and Miss Miller laughed.
"You didn't know what you started, did you?" said Zan.
"Isn't that slang?" asked the Guide.
"Humph! Guess maybe it is—too bad," sighed Zan.
"We're all sorry to give you a mark but it will have to be done if this slang habit is ever going to be broken," said Miss Miller regretfully.
"Say, you two, why don't you do your part in deserving marks! You're a lot of quit——" Zan laughingly remonstrated and was just about to add another mark to her record, but she caught herself in time, before the last syllable was pronounced.
They all laughed and Miss Miller said, "Now, that's a good sign!"
Zan suggested that they stop at the house and get some jelly and pickles as the other jars were empty. This done, they took the path for the Bluff.