b-b-b-breakfast

Updated: May 18, 2025

"W-w-what were you g-g-g-oing to have for b-b-b-breakfast in your m-m-mess?" he was asking his companion in misfortune. Hang it all, a fellow of fifteen had to show somehow he wasn't afraid of dying. "Kippers," replied the Chief Stoker, recognising his part and playing up to it manfully. "I'm partial to a kipper, meself an' fat 'am. . . ."

Bartimeus - A Tall Ship: On Other Naval Occasions