Violet took a thin blanket from her canvas bag and spread it on the floor. Then she opened a small bundle and laid out corn bread, a wedge of cheese, a jar of jam and a bottle of milk. There's nothing like a late night picnic. Are you hungry?
(p. 252-253)
Already she had set out scrambled-egg sandwiches and a large baked potato, which she had divided into portions.
(p. 290)
It was after lunchtime. He had slept through the morning. Mr. Pileus had brought up a plate of food- freshly picked beans and tomatoes, a rough chunk of brown bread, a glass of cool milk.
Nicholas wolfed it all down with tremendous satisfaction...
(p. 428)
Violet, to Nicholas's delight, had brought an entire blackberry pie and an entire bottle of milk, and she cut big slices for each of them.
(p. 443)
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict, Trenton Lee Stewart
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