"First you must all tie your handkerchiefs over your eyes."
"Ha—ha—he—he—ho—ho—. Oh! what a joke," cried the Scally Wags, "we all carry pocket handkerchiefs."
"And then?" said Bumbus.
"Then," said Billy, "you all try to catch me."
"Is that all?" asked Bumbus.
"Yes."
"What fun—ha—ha—he—he—ho—ho," said the Scally Wags, "what a game to be sure."
Billy had some difficulty tying the handkerchiefs around the Scally Wags' heads on account of their enormous ears, but finally they were all blindfolded. Bumbus was tied up in a jiffy.
"Go," cried Billy, at the same time leaping into the air, and Bumbus and the Scally Wags all made a rush for the spot where he had stood.