It positively would come open, every time Ford pointed out another big building, and told him what it was.
They were not travelling very fast, but they were using a good deal of time in all that sight-seeing; and walking is hungry business, and a few raw oysters could not last six hearty boys very long.
"I say, Ford," sung out Joe from the rear, "isn't it getting pretty near time for us to think of getting something to eat ?" "We're 'most there now.

We're going to have our dinner at the Magnilophant to-day." "What's that ?" said Frank.
"Never heard of it?
Oh! You're the member from India.

Well, it's the greatest restaurant in the known world, or in Paris either.

Beats any thing on Long Island.

Serve you up any thing there is, and no living man can tell what he's eating." Ford was in high spirits, and seemed all one chuckle of self-confidence.
It was indeed a remarkably elegant establishment in its line, into which he led them a few minutes later.
There certainly was nothing like it on Long Island, whatever might be true of Paris and other places outside of the "known world." Dab Kinzer felt like walking very straight as he followed his "leader," and Dick Lee had to use all the strength he had to keep himself from taking his hat right off when he went in.
There was any amount of glitter and shine, in all directions; and Dab had a confused idea that he had never before believed that the world contained so many tables.