"By gad, yes," he said. "Tomato soup—that's it! It's good and substantial."
"Filling," agreed Van Dorn.
"And corn-beef hash," said Perner. "I haven't had any corn-beef hash for a dog's age."
"Let's see," said Livingstone and Van Dorn together.
There was another hasty and surreptitious reference to the price.
"Hash, that's it!" suddenly exclaimed Barrifield, who had also been studying the various economies set forth on the rather elaborate list. "Nice brown hash without the poached egg or any trimmings. Just good, plain, old-fashioned hash! Two portions of soup and two of hash will make a lunch fit for a king. It makes my mouth water to think about it. What shall we have to drink?"
"I find it interferes with my work, afternoons," said Perner. "Nothing for me."
"Me, too," agreed Van Dorn. "I'm going to do without even coffee in the middle of the day."
"Same here," said Livingstone.
"How about pie?" suggested Barrifield, wistfully.