Not so, however.

She scooped out the whole with her two hands, and, like the former, bestowed them in her blanket.

My sense of politeness revolted at handing them out one by one, as we do to children, so I sat down to deliberate what was to be done, for evidently the supply would not long answer such an ample demand, and there would be more visitors anon.
While I was thus perplexed, those who had received the cakes commenced a distribution, and the whole number was equitably divided among the company.

But I observed they did not eat them.

They passed their fingers over the grated sugar, looked in each other's faces, and muttered in low tones--there was evidently something they did not understand.