Would've said a pretty thing was the other half but I wager decent grub does just as well if that's your fancy!

[ And he looks rather pleased at that. Good. She liked them. But onto more pressing matters. You may have lost him in the earlier sentence but good thing the second one summarizes it rather well. ]

Blimey, I'll say. The pigeons I've seen back home're nowhere near as smart as the pidoves here. Almost like they can understand you.