Youhavetogoawayandbeginyourmeal,asifyouwerenotgoingtohaveanyteaatall。Youmustnotevenlookroundatit。Thenyouwillsoonhearitsputteringaway,madtobemadeintotea。
Itisagoodplan,too,ifyouareinagreathurry,totalkveryloudlytoeachotherabouthowyoudon\'tneedanytea,andarenotgoingtohaveany。Yougetnearthekettle,sothatitcanoverhearyou,andthenyoushoutout,\"Idon\'twantanytea;doyou,George?\"towhichGeorgeshoutsback,\"Oh,no,Idon\'tliketea;we\'llhavelemonadeinstead-tea\'ssoindigestible。\"Uponwhichthekettleboilsover,andputsthestoveout。
Weadoptedthisharmlessbitoftrickery,andtheresultwasthat,bythetimeeverythingelsewasready,theteawaswaiting。Thenwelitthelantern,andsquatteddowntosupper。
Wewantedthatsupper。
Forfive-and-thirtyminutesnotasoundwasheardthroughoutthelengthandbreadthofthatboat,savetheclankofcutleryandcrockery,andthesteadygrindingoffoursetsofmolars。Attheendoffive-and-thirtyminutes,Harrissaid,\"Ah!\"andtookhisleftlegoutfromunderhimandputhisrightonethereinstead。