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require fancy dressing. Why, Major, your black 

 fellow would do four passable courses out of a 

 sturgeon." 



"He might well enough; sturgeon is pork, veal, 

 beef, and fish." 



" Verily, by being a contemptible imitation of 

 each insipid pork, flabby veal, and dry beef; as fish 

 it is nought." 



"What of caviare, another of its phases ? " 



" Simply beastly ; ditto olives, ditto toothache and 

 comic/songs." 



"Go on," I said, " and add, ditto politics, ditto 

 genteel people, stewed veal, creaky shoes, and 

 Papists." 



" Too bad, Abbott. One might turn out a queer 

 list of your own whims. Hillo, Archie ! shove off 

 the other side bow oar, man ; now we are adrift." 



The island where we had fixed to lunch being a 

 long way to leeward, it was resolved to try the 

 moderating sail. This was carefully arranged and 

 reduced, the wind being strong. It was a first trial, 

 but yet worked admirably, and we were enabled to 

 go over a great deal of water, and to regulate pace as 

 we chose. 



In this way we secured another salmon of nine 



