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of his family, he sees he is to have only, say : 

 " Clear soup, Fish roll, Pig roast, Cab. pud.," with 

 a toast or two. 



"Pig for dinner, in this country?" he remon- 

 strates. 



"Oh, that's Pigeon," I explain; "but I was in 

 a hurry." 



Then the cook offers for my inspection a book, 

 in which the first items every day are exactly the 

 same. 



"Soup 6 annas, Fish 2 rupees." I know it by 

 heart. 



" What's the demnition total ? " as Mr Mantalini 

 would say. Of course more than it ought to be, 

 but as everything is bought at auction, it is difficult 

 to know exactly what he paid. 



Ha! here is something new though, "Joyful 

 pot, 2 annas." Whatever do we want with a new 

 pot, and why a joyful one? Does it bubble over 

 with joy in boiling, or what? Inquiries elicit that 

 it is a nutmeg grater only. Pass. 



While I am consulting my six cookery books 

 for a new dish for the morrow, after declining the 

 chefs suggestion of "Bubbling Cook," by which 



