When the food conveniently landed in his lap, Paul's stomach rejoiced by grumbling even louder. Looking down at what Jenny had brought him, he felt a sudden surge of warm affection for the girl when he realized she had given him the lion's share. Breaking the loaf of bread in two, he silently put one half to the side and began munching his apple. Time passed, and the bad weather showed no sign of letting up. The warmth of the crackling fire, the dripping sound of the rain and the silent company of each other created a serene atmosphere as brother and sister sat peacefully and ate their meager meal. 
While he was nibbling on his apple, Paul's mind drifted off. Contemplating about what they could do today, he briefly considered going over to Johnny's and see how much they could get for that necklace Jenny had gotten herself. Glancing over to his sister however, he noticed how entranced the little girl was by the amulet. She was holding it in her small fingers and her eyes were practically glued to the bird shaped trinket. Sighing on the inside, Paul wrote off the idea of selling it. Not that it was really necessary to make money out of everything they stole. Flint's treasure contained enough to keep them afloat another year even if they were to suddenly decide to depend on it entirely. The fire was beginning to die down, so Paul absentmindedly threw in some more scraps of paper and drifted away into his thoughts again. If not Johnny's they could always go over to Hyde Park and see what's up. It was Saturday, so Nina must've been about, and at there was always something or other going on at the Corner. It seemed like a nice idea, so even if there were other possibilities, the boy decided on this one on a whim.

Gulping down the last piece of his apple, Paul looked over to his sister whom he noticed kept glancing at the box. The way he knew her, the girl was weighing whether or not to snatch more food from the storage, and her gluttonous side was in the process of battling her manners. Keeping a straight face but silently laughing, he wordlessly tossed the remaining half of the bread he still kept next to him sideways so it landed in her lap with a small thud.