A series of disasters had been occasioned by Rachel's absence; Jane and Mary had quarrelled, Mrs. Gray had been kept an hour waiting for her supper, the beer had naturally become flat and worthless, and whilst Mrs. Gray was sleeping-and how could she help sleeping, being quite faint and exhausted with her long vigil-puss had got up on the table and walked off with Rachel's polony.
"Rachel Gray"
Julia Kavanagh
The bill of fare included cold black-pudding, slices of polony, a piece of salt pork, some gherkins, and some goose-fat.
"The Fat and the Thin"
Emile Zola
As a rule, he stowed everything away under his shirt; and at night when he reached his bedroom he drew from his bosom hunks of polony, slices of pate de foie gras, and bundles of pork rind.
"The Fat and the Thin"
Emile Zola