Nigel did not at all relish the smell, but he was not fastidious or apt to be prejudiced.

He tasted--and, like Mr.Wallace, "became a confirmed Durian eater" from that day.
"Ve draw near to zee region vere ve shall find zee booterflies," said the naturalist, during a pause in their luncheon.
"I hope we shall be successful," said Nigel, helping himself to some more of what may be styled Durian cream.

"To judge from the weight and hardness of this fruit, I should think a blow on one's head from it would be fatal." "Sometimes, not alvays.

I suppose zat Dyak skulls are strong.

But zee wound is terrible, for zee spikes tear zee flesh dreadfully.