SHRIMPS.--I had never seen shrimps before I left America; and, but for my curiosity, would as soon eat a handful of huge fleas. So, with prawns; both were new to me, and both detestable for a week or two. At last, however, I got used to them, and coul...
SHRIMPS.--I had never seen shrimps before I left America; and, but for my curiosity, would as soon eat a handful of huge fleas. So, with prawns; both were new to me, and both detestable for a week or two. At last, however, I got used to them, and could manage a few, I guess; perhaps twenty-nine, or even thirty at a sitting.