"Bite him on the wrist," cried the head Scally Wag angrily.
"Bite me," laughed Billy, "why you haven't a full set of teeth between you." And it was true, for there was only one tooth to a Scally Wag.
"Be quiet," said Bumbus, "I'm thinking! Where's that note Nickel Plate gave you?"
Billy did not answer.
"Did you hear me?"
Billy nodded yes.
"He-he-ho-ho, oh! what a joke," cried the Scally Wags.—Page 82.
"Then why don't you answer? Come, speak up," cried Bumbus in a temper.