Of course to begin with I had simply wanted to scare the mullacky out of her. And why not, I ask you? Why not indeed, you reply. Well I'll tell you why not. She had misled me and betrayed me and took advantage of me and poked around in my past, moreover she had said some rotting things about me in her scutting book, about my appearance and how I followed her about like a Tantony pig, all this. It seemed to me that a small fright or two here or there was not overmuch to ask in the way of retribution. It was only a cod so it was. And boys oh dear, was it not a lark to see her looking so thrilled and nervy! Every door that banged she leapt about 6 foot in the air.