Besides, there were fewer to feed; the sick could eat little; our breakfast-basins were better filled; when there was no time to prepare a regular dinner, which often happened, she would give us a large piece of cold pie, or a thick slice of bread and cheese, and this we carried away with us to the wood, where we each chose the spot we liked best, and dined sumptuously.
Quando non c'era tempo di cucinare, cosa che accadeva spesso, ci davano un bel pezzo di pasticcio freddo, pane e formaggio, e andavamo a desinare sull'erba.