"So would you if you could make them—I was just cut out for a joker—he-he-he."
"I should say that you were just plain foolish," said Billy. "Why do you laugh so at nothing?"
"Because we've just brains enough to be silly, and of course we have to laugh at everything whether its anything or nothing—isn't that so, Her?"
"Yes," said the girl. "He-he-he."
"For goodness' sake stop giggling," said Billy; "you set my teeth on edge."
"He-he-ho-ho, that's good," cried His Terics, "but suppose they weren't on edge and lay flat in your mouth, you would have to lie on your side to chew. He-he-he."
"Stop it," said Billy, "I'm so nervous now I could jump out of my skin."
"Oh, do," laughed both of them, "please do; that would be awfully funny!"
"He-he-he! Yes," said His Terics, "then you would be beside yourself, wouldn't you?"
"Well, I can't waste time with you any longer, I'm going."