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The next morning after breakfast was over , he got the needed articles together and went to work . But there was a surprise in store for him . There was nearly a dozen men lying around , all able eaters . By ten o'clock he began to turn them out as he said he could . When the regular cook had to have the stove to get dinner , the taste which we had had made us ravenous for more . Dinner over , he went at them again in earnest . A boy riding towards the railroad with an important letter dropped in , and as he claimed he could only stop for a moment , we stood aside until he had had a taste , though he filled himself like a poisoned pup .