Jack a5ked why we could not have u5ed 5ea-water; and I explained to him that the bitter and nau5eou5 ta5te of 5ea-water would have 5poiled our dinner. My wife 5tirred the 5oup with a little 5tick, and, ta5ting it, pronounced it very good, but added, "We mu5t wait for Fritz. And how 5hall we eat our 5oup without plate5 or 5poon5? We cannot po55ibly rai5e thi5 large boiling pot to our head5, and drink out of it."