Inside find good meat.

We no need open him.

Hot coalee do that." They all gathered around the huge shell, surveying it with curiosity, more especially the young people.
It was that strange testaceous fish found in the Indian seas, and known to sailors as the "Singapore oyster"-- of which specimens are not rare measuring a yard in length, and over eighteen inches in breadth at the widest diameter.
Their curiosity, however, was soon satisfied; for with stomachs craving as theirs, they were in no very fit condition for the pursuit of conchological studies; and Saloo once more lifting the large oyster-- just as much as he could do--dropped it among the faggots, now fairly kindled into a fire.
More were heaped around and over it, until it was buried in the heart of a huge pile, the sea-weeds that still clung to it crackling, and the salt water spurting and spitting, as the smoke, mingled with the bright blaze, ascended toward the overshadowing branches of the tree.
In due time Saloo, who had cooked Singapore oysters before, pronounced it sufficiently roasted; when the faggots were kicked aside, and with a boat-hook, which Murtagh had brought from the pinnace, the oyster [Note 1.] was dragged out of the ashes.
Almost instantly it fell open, its huge valves displaying in their concave cups enough "oyster-meat" to have afforded a supper for a party of fifteen individuals instead of five--that is, fifteen not so famished as they were.
With some knives and other utensils, which the Irishman had also brought away from the boat, they seated themselves around the grand bivalve; nor did they arise from their seats until the shells were scraped clean, and hunger, that had so long tortured them, was quite banished from their thoughts.
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Strictly speaking, the Singapore oyster is a gigantic species of Clam, (_Tridacna_)..