Never frill 'em: snuggle 'em always.
And this seemed so perfectly silly that he merely said, "Oh, bosh!" and turned impatiently to the next page. This, however, was no better. The heading was:—
TWO WAYS OF FRUMPLING CRUMBLES.
And under this was—
One way:—
Frumple your crumbles with rumbles.
The other way:—
Frumple your crumbles: then add two grumbles of
tumbles and stir rapidly.
Davy read this over two or three times, in the greatest perplexity, and then gave it up in despair.
"It's nothing at all except a jumbly way of cooking something tumbly," he said to himself, and then turned sadly to the third page. Alas! this was a great deal worse, being headed:—
THE BEST SNUB FOR FEASTIE SPRALLS;
and poor Davy began to feel as if he were taking leave of his senses. He was just about to throw the book down in disgust, when it was suddenly snatched out of his hands; and, turning hastily, he saw a savage glaring at him from the bushes.