Besides, there were fewer to feed; the sick could eat little; our breakfast-basins were better filled; when there was no time to prepare a regular dinner, which often happened, she would give us a large piece of cold pie, or a thick slice of bread and cheese, and this we carried away with us to the wood, where we each chose the spot we liked best, and dined sumptuously.
Además, éramos menos a comer, ya que las enfermas tomaban muy poco alimento, y nuestros platos estaban siempre más llenos que antes. Cuando no había tiempo de preparar una comida en regla, lo que ocurría a menudo por entonces, se nos daba un trozo de pastel frío o un pedazo de pan y queso, y nos íbamos a comerlo al bosque a nuestras anchas.