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"Only the divvle's in the luck, there's not a fresh egg to be had no, nor a fresh chicken," continued I, "nor a stale one either; not a tayspoonful of souchong, nor a thimbleful of bohay; nor the laste taste in life of butther, salt or fresh; nor hot rowls or cowld!" "In the name of Heaven!" said Mrs. Van, growing very pale, "what is there, then?"
The revenue had been seriously affected by the illicit importation of Bohay, Souchong, and Oolong, from the United States.
Van giggled as if she had made a very witty and reasonable speech. "Oh! breakfast, breakfast, by all means," said the rest; "we really are dying for a warm cup of tea." "Is it bohay tay or souchong tay that you'd like, ladies?" says I. "Nonsense, you silly man; any tea you like," said fat Mrs. Van. "What do you say, then, to some prime GUNPOWDER?" Of course they said it was the very thing.
"In the East Indies." "O, that is where they make the tay, isn't it, sir?" "No, where the tea grows is further still." "Further! why that must be the ind of the world intirely; and they don't make it, thin, sir, but it grows, you tell me." "Yes, Paddy." "Is it like hay, your honor?" "Not exactly, Paddy; what puts hay in your head?" "Oh! only bekase I hear them call it Bohay."
"Only the divvle's in the luck, there's not a fresh egg to be had no, nor a fresh chicken," continued I, "nor a stale one either; nor a tayspoonful of souchong, nor a thimbleful of bohay; nor the laste taste in life of butther, salt or fresh; nor hot rowls or cowld!" "In the name of heaven!" said Mrs. Van, growing very pale, "what is there, then?"
Van giggled as if she had made a very witty and reasonable speech. "Oh! breakfast, breakfast by all means," said the rest; "we really are dying for a warm cup of tea." "Is it bohay tay or souchong tay that you'd like, ladies?" says I. "Nonsense, you silly man; any tea you like," said fat Mrs. Van. "What do you say, then, to some prime GUNPOWDER?" Of course they said it was the very thing.
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