"Yes," eagerly went on Peaches, who, having been longer at the school than Joe, knew better how to handle the irate instructor. "You see it was this way: We were having a contest, and wanted to see who could throw over the trees. Instead of throwing _primus_, _secondus_, and _tertius_ as we might have done, Joe and I threw together--um--er--ah _conjunctim_ so to speak," and Peaches managed to keep a straight face even while struggling to find the right Latin word. "Yes, we threw _conjunctim_--together--and we both wanted to see who could do the best--er--_supero_--you know, and--er we--well, it was an accident--_casus eventus_. We are awfully sorry, and----"