Possible Clues:

• Fuller than full
• Fully gratified
• Full of chopped dates?
• By the end of the week the editor has had all he can take
• Had enough of dates
• Had enough stewed dates?
• Stuffed, having eaten to the full
• Over-full
• One had a meal in here, and that was quite enough
• By the end of the week Desmond has had all he can take