May 12, 2008

Scapegrace, noun
A man or boy of reckless and disorderly habits; an incorrigible scamp

Nipper glared balefully down at his dripping feathers, and if he had fists, he would have shaken them with rage.

"If you ever, ever, even think about doing that bucket-on-top-of-the-door thing again," he squawked, with a shiver, "I actually will kill you."