"Tut, tut," interrupted Mumbledy Peg. "If I have insulted you, you are very sorry, and I sincerely accept your humble apology."
"But I didn't apologize—I had nothing to apologize for."
"Then that shows how generous I am—I accept it anyway," and Mumbledy Peg held out his hand: "Come, we will shake hands and be good enemies again." And he looked so merry and good-natured about it that Billy couldn't resist a smile.
"Didn't you say that you were Bogie Man's official potato masher?" asked Billy.
"I not only said so, but I am."
"Then you know where he lives."
"Yes, but I've never been there."
"You've never been there?" exclaimed Billy.
"No, of course not. Why should I go there?"
"To mash potatoes, of course."