William Makepeace Thackeray: "Dia pertama-tama memilih yang terkecil ....

"Dia pertama-tama memilih yang terkecil ... dan kemudian menundukkan kepalanya seolah-olah dia mengatakan rahmat. Membuka mulutnya sangat lebar, dia berjuang sejenak, setelah itu semua berakhir. Saya tidak akan pernah melupakan ekspresi keputusasaan yang dilontarkannya pada lima cangkang yang terlalu sibuk. Saya bertanya bagaimana perasaannya. "Sangat berterima kasih," katanya, "seolah aku menelan bayi kecil.""

--- William Makepeace Thackeray

Versi Bahasa Inggris

He first selected the smallest one...and then bowed his head as though he were saying grace. Opening his mouth very wide, he struggled for a moment, after which all was over. I shall never forget the comic look of despair he cast upon the other five over-occupied shells. I asked him how he felt. 'Profoundly grateful,' he said, 'as if I had swallowed a small baby.'