Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 15, 2025
"You must be 'ungry," observed Mr. Jorrocks, with great politeness to the lady, "after all your exertions," as the latter stood mopping herself with a coarse linen handkerchief "pray, James, bring your partner to our 'amper, and let me offer her some refreshment," which was one word for the Sunflower and two for himself, the sea breeze having made Mr. Jorrocks what he called "unkimmon peckish."
"Why, you see, Master Walter," he said, "after supper that day, some of us old hands thought of putting some biscuits and ham in our pockets, though we did not remember them till we were beginning to get very peckish.
We hardly seed any of them when we were coming up yesterday. Why, of course, this is their breakfast-time, and the sight of us has made them peckish. Now then, all together, lads! Let him have it."
The soup was next brought. "The night is long," old lady Chia said, "and somehow or other I feel peckish." "There's some congee," lady Feng promptly remarked, "prepared with duck's meat." "I'd rather have plain things," dowager lady Chia answered. "There's also some congee made with non-glutinous rice and powder of dates. It's been cooked for the ladies who fast."
Almost he vaulted the stile between the field and the canal bank. Alighting, he hailed the boat in nautical language "Ahoy, Smiles! What cheer, my hearty?" "Gettin' along nicely, sir," reported Mr. Bossom. "Nicely, but peckish. The same to you, I 'ope." "Good," was the answer. "Speak to the mariners: fall to't yarely, or we run ourselves aground. Bestir, bestir!"
He crossed softly to where Archie lay breathing calmly, and then, as if feeling satisfied, he went back to the great earthen jar, refreshed himself with another draught of water, and seated himself by the basket, from which he took one of the bananas and began to eat. "I'm quite peckish," he said to himself, "and, my word, they are good! I don't know how long it is since I felt like this.
From a humorous point of view this lunch is rather good." "Did you have anything to eat at the St. Leonards'?" he asked. "Just a glass or so of beer and a sandwich or two," I admitted. "They brought it out to us while we were talking in the yard. To tell the truth, I was feeling rather peckish." Dick made no answer, but continued to chew bacon-rind. Nothing I could say seemed to cheer him.
Done the fellow good if I had punched his head. Well, it has taken it out of me a bit. I had to put on a bit of a spurt to catch them; they had such a start, and they were going along a pretty fair pace, too. It has made me feel a bit peckish, a pull like that on an empty stomach; it must be close on twelve o'clock. What do you say, are you beginning to feel that it is lunch time?"
Upon three sides the hill rose abruptly, on the fourth the ground sloped away, and in front, seemingly almost at their feet, some 2000 feet below them stretched away the waters of the Mediterranean, sparkling in the moonlight. "They have got something to eat that smells nice," Jack said, as they approached the fire. "I hope to goodness they are going to give us some. I feel awfully peckish."
Not till all was done, and well done, did he announce again that he was devilish peckish; nor did I take the measure of his meaning until, returning to the breakfast-room where Mr.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking