There is no quarrelling, no jealousy between neighbours.

The feast has commenced; food is abundant, and the feasters are separated one from another by the walls of uneaten substance.

With this isolation in separate cells no conflicts need be feared; no sudden bite of the mandibles, whether intentional or accidental.

All the occupants enjoy the same rights of property, the same appetite, and the same strength.

How does this communal feast terminate?
Having first opened them, I place a number of peas which are found to be well peopled in a glass test-tube.