sly boots

So Greeny and Blacky and Sly-boots "took their wings and flew away," and the boys saw them no more.

“Archie has shown himself a most artistic sly-boots,” said Catherine.

Rog, let's see your drawings a minute, you old sly boots, you!

Long Jost is the worst of the two; a sly-boots, and a rare one too.

I call him Sly-boots, because he has a trick of hiding under the leaves.