there was n't no smoke left , save for the men ; and the chief did n't hold with beer , save for his men , and closed all the inns ; and everything except rules got shorter and shorter , unless one could hide a bit of one 's own when the ruffians went round gathering stuff up `` for fair distribution '' : which meant they got it and we did n't , except for the leavings which you could have at the shirriff-houses , if you could stomach them .