Fruit, they maintain,
should never be eaten in the state in which Nature yields it to man; and
they consequently are indefatigable in prevailing upon the less
discriminating part of mankind to heighten the flavour of their
pine-apples with ginger, or even with pepper. Although they profess to
adopt these stimulants from the great admiration which they entertain
for a high flavour, there are, nevertheless, some less ardent people who
suspect that they rather have recourse to them from the weakness of
their digestion.
CHAPTER 15
As his Excellency Prince Popanilla really could not think of being
annoyed by the attentions of the mob during his visit to Blunderland, he
travelled quite in a quiet way, under the name of the Chevalier de
Fantaisie, and was accompanied only by Skindeep and two attendants. As
Blunderland was one of the islands of the Vraibleusian Archipelago, they
arrived there after the sail of a few hours.
The country was so beautiful that the Chevalier was almost reminded of
Fantaisie.
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