Note 12 — Chapter VIII · THE BEGGAR BOY'S SONG.
Selina Gaye translation
To "sell one's lentils well" and to "climb the cucumber-tree" mean to get on in the world and make one's fortune quickly.
Selina Gaye translation
To "sell one's lentils well" and to "climb the cucumber-tree" mean to get on in the world and make one's fortune quickly.