By the time the two omelets were prepared the whist players were ready to stop and the entire ship's company partook of the rival concoctions and decided the matter in favour of Ossie.
"Although," explained Joe, "I'm not saying that Perry's omelet is bad.
If he had remembered to put a little salt in it--" "I did!" declared Perry resentfully.

"You don't know a decent omelet when you see it.

Look how light mine was! Why, it was twice as high as Ossie's!" "That's just it," said Steve gravely.

"It was so light that it sort of faded away before you could taste it.

An omelet, Perry, should be substantial and filling." "That shows how much you know about it," jeered Perry.