"That is, if you behave yourselves after this." "It was just a little rough-house, that's all," said the Tottenhot.
"But the question is not if we will behave, but if you will behave?
We can't be shut up here all night, because this is our time to play; nor do we care to come out and be chewed up by a savage beast or slapped by an angry girl.

That slapping hurts like sixty; some of my folks are crying about it.

So here's the proposition: you let us alone and we'll let you alone." "You began it," declared Dorothy.
"Well, you ended it, so we won't argue the matter.

May we come out again?
Or are you still cruel and slappy ?" "Tell you what we'll do," said Dorothy.

"We're all tired and want to sleep until morning.