"After we've licked the same good and plenty, I admit," Jimmy spoke up, with one of his famous grins decorating his freckled face and a twinkle in his eye. "P'raps you're right, Ned; and, as we've upset the old man's business, we could call that a lickin' and let her go at that. If you're of the same mind in the mornin', tell me. But say, I b'lieve I could snatch a few winks right now, since things have calmed down."