When he said it he did notraise his eyes from the first
little fish of the day because
he was putting in the rubies
for the eyes. Only when he
finished it and put it with the
others in the pail did he begin
to drink the soup. Then, very
slowly, he ate the piece of
meat roasted with onions, the
white rice, and the slices of
fried bananas all on the same
plate together. His appetite
did not change under either