“ Well, many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese—toasted, mostly—and woke up again, and here I were. ”
Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island (1883). copy citation
| Author | Robert Louis Stevenson |
|---|---|
| Source | Treasure Island |
| Topic | food dream hunger cheese |
| Date | 1883 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/120/120-h/120-h.htm |
Context
“«Marooned three years agone,» he continued, «and lived on goats since then, and berries, and oysters. Wherever a man is, says I, a man can do for himself. But, mate, my heart is sore for Christian diet. You mightn't happen to have a piece of cheese about you, now? No? Well, many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese—toasted, mostly—and woke up again, and here I were.»
«If ever I can get aboard again,» said I, «you shall have cheese by the stone.»
All this time he had been feeling the stuff of my jacket, smoothing my hands, looking at my boots, and generally, in the intervals of his speech, showing a childish pleasure in the presence of a fellow creature.” source
«If ever I can get aboard again,» said I, «you shall have cheese by the stone.»
All this time he had been feeling the stuff of my jacket, smoothing my hands, looking at my boots, and generally, in the intervals of his speech, showing a childish pleasure in the presence of a fellow creature.” source
Meaning and analysis
Kwize Master
This sentence is said by Ben Gunn when he meets Jim Hawkins. After being marooned (i.e. abandoned on a desert island), Ben Gunn has eaten oysters and berries for three years, which explains his dreams of cheese.
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