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The latter, rashly grasping the spiny fruit, did not get it six inches above the ground, before he let go again, as if it had been the hottest of hot "purtatees." "Och, and what have I done now!" he cried, "I'm jagged all over. There isn't a smooth spot upon it not so much as a shank to take howlt of!" "You takee care, Multa," cautioned Saloo. "You lookee aloff. May be you get jagee in de skull!"
The Irishman declared he would rather have a meal of plain "purtatees and buttermilk," though a bit of bacon, or even ship's "junk," would be more desirable. All agreed that a morsel of meat whether salted or fresh would be highly beneficial; indeed, almost necessary to the complete restoration of their strength. How was animal food to be procured?
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