But the worst of the matter is this; here is no solid belly-timber in this country.

One can't have a slice of delicate sirloin, or nice buttock of beef, for love nor money.

A pize upon them! I could get no eatables upon the ruoad, but what they called bully, which looks like the flesh of Pharaoh's lean kine stewed into rags and tatters; and then their peajohn, peajohn, rabbet them! One would think every old woman of this kingdom hatched pigeons from her own body." It is not to be supposed that such an original sat unobserved.

The French and other foreigners, who had never been in England, were struck dumb with amazement at the knight's appearance and deportment; while the English guests were overwhelmed with shame and confusion, and kept a most wary silence, for fear of being recognised by their countryman.

As for our adventurer, he was inwardly transported with joy at sight of this curiosity.