ON THE UPPER DECK
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"But, Don Custodio," exclaimed Doña Victorina with smirks and grimaces, "if everybody takes to raising ducks the balot[1] eggs will become abundant. Ugh, how nasty! Rather, let the bar close up entirely!"
- ↑ Duck eggs, that are allowed to advance well into the duckling stage, then boiled and eaten. The señora is sneering at a custom among some of her own people.—Tr.
