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Updated: May 16, 2025
"'Lishus, wasn't it?" "Yes, delicious," said Pen. "Only one thing agin it," said Punch. "One thing against it," said Pen, looking up, "Why, it could not have been better." "Yes," said the boy sadly. "It waren't half enough." "Hark! Listen!" said Pen, holding up his hand. "Guns firing!" exclaimed Punch in a whisper. "Think that's in the little valley that leads up to the old mine?"
"'Lishus, ain't it?" said Bob, making a very unpleasant noise suggestive of pigs. Dexter made no reply, his eyes were watering, and he was in difficulties with a bone. "I said 'lishus, ain't it!" said Bob again, after more pig noise. "Mine isn't very nice," said Dexter. "Not nice? Well, you are a chap to grumble!
Then Dexter picked up one, drew off the shell, smelt it, tasted it, and five minutes later he was as busy as Bob, though when they finished the whole cooking he was seven fish behind. "Ain't they 'lishus?" cried Bob. "Yes," said Dexter, unconsciously repeating his companion's first remark, "only want a bit of salt."
It was a very rough and humble meal, but Punch expressed his companion's feelings when he said it was 'lishus. "Worth coming for eh, Punch?" said Pen, "and risking the wolves." "Here, I say, drop that, comrade. Don't be hard on a fellow. One can't help having one's feelings. But I say, you looked half-scared too when these two Spaniards whipped out their knives." "I was more than half, Punch.
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