m-e-a-l

Updated: May 2, 2025

Oh, Mylecharane Myle-c-h-a-r-a-i-n-e, Molleycarane; ten stones did you say ten? Oh, eight e-i-g-h-t no, eight; oatmeal, Pete? Oh, barley-male meal, I mean m-e-a-l." In the middle of the night Pete remembered all these entries. They were very precious to his memory after Katherine had spoken them. They sang in his heart the same as song-birds then.

Sir Hall Caine - The Manxman: A Novel - 1895