And Jumbo added sarcastically:
"It'll be a nice day to-morrow if it doesn't rain."
Quiz was a long time getting his breath and opening his eyes; then it was his turn to look around in amazement and to exclaim:
"What of it? What of it? Why, you numskulls, don't you see it's just the chance you wanted for revenge?"
"What do you mean?" exclaimed the others. "Do you mean that we should go down and eat the banquet for 'em?" queried Sleepy, whose first thought was always either for a round sleep or a square meal.
"I hadn't thought of that," said Quiz. "That would be a good idea, too. What I had in my mind was doing what they do in the big colleges sometimes: kidnap the president of the crowd so that he can't go to the dinner."
"Great head! Great scheme!" the others exclaimed; and they jumped to their feet and indulged in a war-dance that shook the whole building.
When they had done with this jollification, Tug, who objected to doing things by halves, asked:
"Why not kidnap the whole kit and boodle of them?"
Then there was another merry-go-round. But they all stopped suddenly, and Quiz expressed the sentiment of all of them when he said: