He had the last piece of cake in one hand, and the last bite of salad disappeared in one great gulp.

Then the girls shouted again.
"Let's have a sample ourselves," suggested one.

She caught up the box and handed out the remaining sandwich.

Another girl divided it into bites each little over an inch square, and then she lifted the cup lid and deposited a preserved strawberry on each bite.

"One, two, three, altogether now!" she cried.
"You old mean things!" screamed Billy.
In an instant he was down in the road and handfuls of dust began to fly among them.