But don't show her that note till you two are married." Before anybody else could speak he went on: "I'm famished.

So are we all.

Flowers are fine to look at and to smell, but give me food.

Let's get at our dinner." We did.

We fell upon the relishes, disposing of them with hardly the interchange of a word.
When the boys cleared the table I observed with some pride that Tanno eyed with an expression of approval the table cloth and the big silver tray which they set on it, laden with the second course.
"You are," he said, "pretty well equipped for house-keeping in these remote wilds, Caius.