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"If I had only two children instead of twelve, Mr Walker," said the host, "I'd give you a dinner a la Russe." "I don't begrudge Mrs Toogood a single arrow in her quiver on that score," said Mr Walker. "People are getting to be so luxurious that one can't live up to them at all," said Mrs Toogood. "We dined out here with some new-comers in the square only last week.
"'Not further than bread and milk' I urged, 'and it is surely not half as good for your complexion. "'Oh, but the other ladies would laugh at me well if they saw me eating bread and milk for my luncheon. I think myself a bit of something light and nice, like eclairs or a charlotte russe, is ever so much more ladylike and nice. "Heaven save the mark!
She took it languidly, but all her languor vanished as she recognized the handwriting of Waldemar de Volaski. "Who brought this?" she inquired of the servant. "Un garcon from the Hotel de Russe, madame." "Is he waiting for an answer?" "Oui, madame." She had asked these questions partly to procrastinate the opening of the note she dreaded to read.
But the Russe beeing well acquainted with their practise is more warie of them. When they come a rouing with some small number, they set on horsebacke counterfaite shapes of men, that their number may seeme greater. When they make any onset, their maner is to make a great shoute, crying out altogether Olla Billa, Olla Billa, God helpe vs, God help vs.
You will find one like that here and there in the provinces. He had some poetry in him too. It could only be natural, something quite his own, not acquired. I suppose Father Adam had some poetry in him of that natural sort. For the rest un Russe sauvage as the French sometimes call us, but not of that kind which, they maintain, eats tallow candle for a delicacy.
He simply called the attendants to him and asked for his table to be moved forward a yard, as he did not feel inclined to sit at table with his helmet on. An excellent dinner soup, roast mutton, fresh beans, salade Russe, Frangipane, dessert and even champagne to celebrate the General's cravate quite reassured us that people may die in Verdun of shells but not of hunger.
They are often used in making Charlotte Russe. Puff paste, jam of any kind, the white of an egg, sifted sugar. Roll the paste out thin; put half of it on a baking sheet or tin, and spread equally over it apricot, greengage, or any preserve that may be preferred.
The three tall pale Dacres, Rose, Grace, and Amy, were more conventional, and less ready to swear alliance with the stranger; but they were not disagreeable girls, and improved considerably after a few days' acquaintance, showing themselves willing to take the bass in pianoforte duets, sing a decent second, exhibit their sketch-books and photographic collections in a friendly manner, and communicate new stitches and patterns in point de Russe or point d'Alencon.
"I would have certainly escaped a disagreeable little journey into Finland. I do not regret it, monsieur." The train trembled and moved. They cried, "Vive la France! Vive la Russe!" Athanase Georgevitch wept.
The principall cause of this continual quarell betwixt the Russe and the Chrim is for the right of certaine border partes claimed by the Tartar, but possessed by the Russe. Hereupon they continue the quarrel, the Russe defending his countrey, and that which he hath won, the Chrim Tartar inuading him once or twise euery yere, sometime about Whitsontide, but oftner in haruest.
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