certainly , sir , here we are ... '' when i ask molly just how this could have been brought about , she replies , `` well , mr. pickering has found out that mrs. shinn , you know , the one what leads the cows , has sworn out affy-davies in court before judge thwackham sayin ' that jacky gave the kids rum to drink that day of the cows parade , and that she saw it with her own eyes !