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The Dead
Gabrielhavingfinished,thehugepuddingwastransferredtothetable.Theclatterofforksandspoonsbeganagain.Gabriel’swifeservedoutspoonfulsofthepuddingandpassedtheplatesdownthetable.MidwaydowntheywereheldupbyMaryJane,whoreplenishedthemwithraspberryororangejellyorwithblancmangeandjam.ThepuddingwasofAuntJulia’smakingandshereceivedpraisesforitfromallquartersSheherselfsaidthatitwasnotquitebrownenough.
“Well,Ihope,MissMorkan,”saidMr.Browne,“thatI’mbrownenoughforyoubecause,youknow,I’mallbrown.”
Allthegentlemen,exceptGabriel,atesomeofthepuddingoutofcomplimenttoAuntJulia.AsGabrielneveratesweetstheceleryhadbeenleftforhim.FreddyMalinsalsotookastalkofceleryandateitwithhispudding.Hehadbeentoldthatcelerywasacapitalthingforthebloodandhewasjustthenunderdoctor’scare.Mrs.Malins,whohadbeensilentallthroughthesupper,saidthathersonwasgoingdowntoMountMellerayinaweekorso.ThetablethenspokeofMountMelleray,howbracingtheairwasdownthere,howhospitablethemonkswereandhowtheyneveraskedforapenny-piecefromtheirguests.
“Anddoyoumeantosay,”askedMr.
