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           Attheendofthattripwemettogetheratmidnightinalonelyfield,underablastedoak,andtookanawfuloath (wehadbeenswearingforawholeweekaboutthethinginanordinary,middle-classway,butthiswasaswellaffair) —anawfuloathnevertotakeparaffineoilwithusinaboatagain-except,ofcourse,incaseofsickness. 

           Therefore,inthepresentinstance,weconfinedourselvestomethylatedspirit. Eventhatisbadenough. Yougetmethylatedpieandmethylatedcake. Butmethylatedspiritismorewholesomewhentakenintothesysteminlargequantitiesthanparaffineoil. 

           Forotherbreakfastthings,Georgesuggestedeggsandbacon,whichwereeasytocook,coldmeat,tea,breadandbutter,andjam.Forlunch,hesaid,wecouldhavebiscuits,coldmeat,breadandbutter,andjam—butnocheese. Cheese,likeoil,makestoomuchofitself. Itwantsthewholeboattoitself. Itgoesthroughthehamper,andgivesacheesyflavourtoeverythingelsethere. Youcan’ttellwhetheryouareeatingapple-pieorGermansausage,orstrawberriesandcream. Itallseemscheese. Thereistoomuchodouraboutcheese. 

           Irememberafriendofmine,buyingacoupleofcheesesatLiverpool. Splendidcheesestheywere,ripeandmellow,andwithatwohundredhorse-powerscentaboutthemthatmighthavebeenwarrantedtocarrythreemiles,andknockamanoverattwohundredyards. IwasinLiverpoolatthetime,andmyfriendsaidthatifIdidn’tmindhewouldgetmetotakethembackwithmetoLondon,asheshouldnotbecomingupforadayortwohimself,andhedidnotthinkthecheesesoughttobekeptmuchlonger. 

           "Oh,withpleasure,dearboy,"Ireplied,"withpleasure."