Ravenous, and now very faint, I devoured a spoonful or two of my portion without thinking of its taste; but the first edge of hunger blunted, I perceived I had got in hand a nauseous mess; burnt porridge is almost as bad as rotten potatoes; famine itself soon sickens over it.
Buttai giù qualche cucchiaiata di brodo, senza pensare al sapore che poteva avere, ma quando la fame si fu un poco calmata, mi accorsi che mangiavo una minestra disgustosa.