Wants more grub . Just see if Miss Nelson 's plate is empty , there 's a good fellow . Ca n't eat ice in a hurry . ' And George remained in his safe corner , while Dolly struggled through the crowd to do his duty , coming back in a fume , with a splash of salad dressing on his coat-cuff . ` Confound these country chaps ! they go blundering round like so many dor-bugs , and make a deuce of a mess . Better stick to books and not try to be society men . Ca n't do it . Beastly stain . Give it a rub , and let me bolt a mouthful , I 'm starved . Never saw girls eat such a lot . It proves that they ought not to study so much . Never liked co-ed , ' growled Dolly , much ruffled in spirit . ` So they do . 'T is n't ladylike . Ought to be satisfied with an ice and a bit of cake , and eat it prettily . Do n't like to see a girl feed . We hard-working men need it , and , by Jove , I mean to get some more of that meringue if it 's not all gone . Here , waiter ! bring along that dish over there , and be lively , ' commanded Stuffy , poking a young man in a rather shabby dress-suit , who was passing with a tray of glasses .
His order was obeyed promptly ; but XXXXX 's appetite was taken away the next moment by Dolly 's exclaiming , as he looked up from his damaged coat , with a scandalized face : ` You 've put your foot in it now , old boy !
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