Each plant contained several pods, and each pod two peas.

Our escort picked a large quantity, ate the fruit with an appearance of great relish, and very politely gave us a share of their prize.

I found these peas less tender and eatable than those of my own country, and returned them to the soldier who had offered them to me, observing at the same time that I would rather have had mish-mish.

On hearing this he immediately galloped off, and shortly afterwards returned with a whole cargo of mish-mish and little apples, which had probably been borrowed for an indefinite period from one of the neighbouring gardens.

I mention these little circumstances, as they appeared to me to be characteristic.