And of course we were adamant.
She left us an hour and a half before dawn, we letting her return alone because of the greater danger of detection if we had tried to escort her.

It was after she had gone, while we sat listening for the sound of a challenge that would have ruined all her hopes, if not ours, that Will conceived the bright idea which finally saved us.
"The Heinies don't know that we're wise to their game," he said cheerfully.

His ears were sticking out from his head and he had the naughty boy look that always presaged wisdom.

"Why don't we play that card for all it's worth ?" "We need five cards to make even a poker hand," Fred objected.
"Will a full house suit you--aces and queens ?" he answered.

"I've named you one ace already.