I had more smelt than I put out; I left them in the bag on the kitchen counter.
Jacoby, of course, discovered that I was holding out on him.
And apparently, because I left them in the bag on the counter instead of actually giving them to him, they were somehow better than the ones he’d already tasted.
Jake was Not Amused by this treachery.
Seriously, how dare I keep fish from him (even though it was identical to the fish I’d given him)? The horror!