\"If，\"saidthegirlslowly，\"hehadwalkedforonlyonedayhisbootswouldnothavelookedso；andif——\"
\"If！\"saidtheGermanstartingupinhischair，irritatedthatanyoneshoulddoubtsuchirrefragableevidence——\"if！Why，hetoldmehimself！
Lookhowheliesthere，\"addedtheGermanpathetically，\"wornout——poorfellow！Wehavesomethingforhimthough，\"pointingwithhisforefingeroverhisshouldertothesaucepanthatstoodonthefire。\"Wearenotcooks——notFrenchcooks，notquite；butit’sdrinkable，drinkable，Ithink；
betterthannothing，Ithink，\"headded，noddinghisheadinajocundmannerthatevincedhishighestimationofthecontentsofthesaucepanandhisprofoundsatisfactiontherein。\"Bish！bish！mychicken，\"hesaid，asLyndalltappedherlittlefootupanddownuponthefloor。\"Bish！bish！mychicken，youwillwakehim。\"
Hemovedthecandlesothathisownheadmightintervenebetweenitandthesleeper’sface；and，smoothinghisnewspaper，headjustedhisspectaclestoread。