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`` I will endeavor to be good , '' she said , and then flushed with annoyance at the adjective . Half-dazed by the cold as she was , she could not think of a more suitable one . Winston , however , retained his gravity . `` Now , Macdonald gave you no supper , and he has dinner at noon , '' he said . `` I brought some eatables along , and you must make the best meal you can . '' He opened a packet , and laid it with a little silver flask upon her knee . `` I can not eat all this -- and it is raw spirit , '' said Maud Barrington .