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The spiritualist also eats rook-pie, but after the repast he will sentimentalise over dead rooks, without losing his belief in an all-merciful Providence.
"What did you have for dinner to-day?" said the Professor. "A little piece of a dead crow," was Bruno's mournful reply. "He means rook-pie," Sylvie explained. "It were a dead crow," Bruno persisted. "And there were a apple-pudding and Uggug ate it all and I got nuffin but a crust! And I asked for a orange and didn't get it!"
On the present occasion, the ladies of the family were full of pity and commiseration; and I shall never forget the look that Lady Lillycraft gave the general; on his observing that the young birds would make an excellent curry, or an especial good rook-pie.
He will assure you, indeed, and try to convince you, that the shooting of rooks and the pulling off their heads to prevent the rook-pie from tasting bitter, is simply one of the "terrible and beautiful mysteries" which make the world so interesting especially to gentlemen of comprehensive natures, who combine a taste for rook-pie with a taste for optimistic theology. When we come to test Mr.
Le Gallienne objects to eating, for instance; he speaks of it with wet lips, and looks down upon the Vegetarian as a person whose "spiritual insight" is not "mercifully intermittent," especially at meal times. For instance. A materialist eats rook-pie, and cares for nothing else but a sound digestion.
The old gentleman fired by way of reply. Down fell one bird, and off flew the others. 'Take him up, Joe, said the old gentleman. There was a smile upon the youth's face as he advanced. Indistinct visions of rook-pie floated through his imagination. He laughed as he retired with the bird it was a plump one. 'Now, Mr. Winkle, said the host, reloading his own gun. 'Fire away. Mr.
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