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They devoured the provisions like ravening beasts, stolidly, silently, earnestly, in large mouthfuls which they shoved down their throats unmasticated. THEY DEVOURED THE PROVISIONS LIKE RAVENING BEASTS STOLIDLY SILENTLY EARNESTLY IN LARGE MOUTHFULS WHICH THEY SHOVED DOWN THEIR THROATS UNMASTICATED
e, and found things being prepared for luncheon; the hampers were brought out and emptied, and the bottles of beer in great profusion made many a thirsty mouth thirstier. 'Come along, lidies an' gentlemen--if you are gentlemen,' shouted the coachman; 'the animals is now goin' ter be fed!' 'Garn awy,' answered somebody, 'we're not hanimals; we don't drink water.' 'You're too clever,' remarked the coachman; 'I can see you've just come from the board school.' As the former speaker was a lady of quite mature appearance, the remark was not without its little irony. The other man blew his horn by way of grace, at which Liza called out to him: 'Don't do thet, you'll bust, I know you will, an' if you bust you'll quite spoil my dinner!' Then they all set to. Pork-pies, saveloys, sausages, cold potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, cold bacon, veal, ham, crabs and shrimps, cheese, butter, cold suet-puddings and treacle, gooseberry-tarts, cherry-tarts, butter, bread, more sausages, and yet again pork-pies! ENTIRELY WORSTED AFTER THIS THEY STROLLED BACK TO THE BRAKE AND FOUND THINGS BEING PREPARED FOR LUNCHEON THE HAMPERS WERE BROUGHT OUT AND EMPTIED AND THE BOTTLES OF BEER IN GREAT PROFUSION MADE MANY A THIRSTY MOUTH THIRSTIER COME ALONG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IF YOU ARE GENTLEMEN SHOUTED THE COACHMAN THE ANIMALS IS NOW GOING TO BE FED GONE AWAY ANSWERED SOMEBODY WE'RE NOT ANIMALS WE DON'T DRINK WATER YOU'RE TOO CLEVER REMARKED THE COACHMAN I CAN SEE YOU'VE JUST COME FROM THE BOARD SCHOOL AS THE FORMER SPEAKER WAS A LADY OF QUITE MATURE APPEARANCE THE REMARK WAS NOT WITHOUT ITS LITTLE IRONY THE OTHER MAN BLEW HIS HORN BY WAY OF GRACE AT WHICH LIZA CALLED OUT TO HIM DON'T DO THAT YOU'LL BUST I KNOW YOU WILL AND IF YOU BUST YOU'LL QUITE SPOIL MY DINNER THEN THEY ALL SET TO PUT PIES SAVOYS SAUSAGES COLD POTATOES HARD BOILED EGGS COLD BACON VEAL HAM CRABS AND SHRIMPS CHEESE BUTTER COLD SUIT PUDDINGS AND TREAPLE GOOSEBERRY TARTS CHERRY TARTS BUTTER BREAD MORE SAUSAGES AND YET AGAIN BROUGHT PIES
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