"The next item," he said, "appears to be a--er--certain kind of ham.

I blush to mention it, but I must.

It is deviled ham.

Have you that kind of ham, Mary-'Gusta ?" Mary-'Gusta took the can of deviled ham from the shelf.

Crawford shook his head.
"To think that one so young should be so familiar with ham of that kind!" he said.