feastee

Updated: May 19, 2025

Then, seeing that even this magnificent bribe failed to reconcile the natives to the idea of soap and water, Jack, to the amusement of Maggie and myself, settled matters by shouting out the ultimatum: "No washee no shirtee, no shirtee no feastee," and stalked away, followed submissively by the aboriginal lords of creation. They were repulsive and dirty in the extreme.

Various - The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911