\"It\'sourwedding-cake,Tom.\"
\"Yes——Iwishitwasasbigasabarrel,forit\'sallwe\'vegot.\"
\"Isaveditfromthepicnicforustodreamon,Tom,thewaygrown-uppeopledowithwedding-cake——butit\'llbeour——\"
Shedroppedthesentencewhereitwas.TomdividedthecakeandBeckyatewithgoodappetite,whileTomnibbledathismoiety.Therewasabundanceofcoldwatertofinishthefeastwith.By-and-byBeckysuggestedthattheymoveonagain.Tomwassilentamoment.Thenhesaid:
\"Becky,canyoubearitifItellyousomething?\"