Rainwater is the chief article of diet at supper. The bread is two- thirds rainwater, the beefsteak-pie is exceedingly rich in it, and the jam, and the butter, and the salt, and the coffee have all combined with it to make soup.
L’eau de pluie est l’élément principal du dîner Le pain en regorge, le bifteck y baigne, et la confiture, le beurre, le sel et le café s’y sont dissous en un curieux potage.