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Chapter 11
Forhisnutrimentheshewedhowhewouldfeedhimselfexclusivelyuponadietofsavourytuberclesandfishandconeysthere,thefleshoftheselatterprolificrodentsbeinghighlyrecommendedforhispurpose,bothbroiledandstewedwithabladeofmaceandapodortwoofcapsicumchillies.AfterthishomilywhichhedeliveredwithmuchwarmthofasseverationMrMulliganinatriceputofffromhishatakerchiefwithwhichhehadshieldedit.Theyboth,itseems,hadbeenovertakenbytherainandforalltheirmendingtheirpacehadtakenwater,asmightbeobservedbyMrMulligan’ssmallclothesofahoddengreywhichwasnowsomewhatpiebald.HisprojectmeanwhilewasveryfavourablyentertainedbyhisauditorsandwonheartyeulogiesfromallthoughMrDixonofMary’sexceptedtoit,askingwithafinickingairdidhepurposealsotocarrycoalstoNewcastle.MrMulliganhowevermadecourttothescholarlybyanaptquotationfromtheclassicswhich,asitdweltuponhismemory,seemedtohimasoundandtastefulsupportofhiscontention:Talisactantadepravatiohujusseculi,Oquirites,utmatresfamiliarumnostraelascivascujuslibetsemivirilibicititillationestestibusponderosisatqueexcelsiserectionibuscenturionumRomanorummagnopereanteponunt,whileforthoseofruderwithedrovehomehispointbyanalogiesoftheanimalkingdommoresuitabletotheirstomach,thebuckanddoeoftheforestglade,thefarmyarddrakeandduck.
