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"Iz name's Étienne," said Enid, "and 'e is my pro-tay-jay. I 'ad to 'ire a Frenchy to do the cooking until you lot get me range unpacked because that there fancy foreign one is all Greek to me."

"Bonjour, messieurs," said Étienne. "Je vous propose ce bon canard rôti à la sauce Bordelaise."

"I say! It smells delicious," said Mr Foxe, licking his lips. "Murcey."

"Foxe," said Mr Boxe, "canard rôti is roast duck."

It was at this unfortunate moment that Miss Pond decided she was at long last ready to come out of the sack.