"What should we live on, Jug ?" "Oh, eggs in various forms!" said Jug, lofty again.

"And, besides, there are all the cooked foods." "But I've always heard," said Constantia, "they are considered so very expensive." "Not if one buys them in moderation," said Josephine.

But she tore herself away from this fascinating bypath and dragged Constantia after her.
"What we've got to decide now, however, is whether we really do trust Kate or not." Constantia leaned back.

Her flat little laugh flew from her lips.
"Isn't it curious, Jug," said she, "that just on this one subject I've never been able to quite make up my mind ?".