"What shall the first be?"
"A—Apples!" sounds a full chorus.
"It is a vote. And the next?"
"E—Eels," suggests fourteen-year-old Dick, whose suggestions are apt to be more ludicrous than elegant.
"Eggs; hard-boiled eggs are always dear to my heart in the scenes of my childhood."
"Bridget, put on a dozen eggs, to boil ten minutes."
"G—Ginger-snaps."
"Grapes."
"Gum-arabic," from Dick.
It takes so long to decide this important point that Dr. Clifford calls out the fourth letter: