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But the word "shell-oysters" had been overheard; and there was a perceptible crowding movement towards their newly discovered habitat, a large soup-tureen. Silas Peckham had meantime fallen upon another locality of these recent mollusks. He said nothing, but helped himself freely, and made a sign to Mrs. Peckham. "Lorindy," he whispered, "shell-oysters!"
A close fight, wasn't it?" "Ah, Fred, defeated! You poor, poor boy." "I can stand it if you can, Josephine," I answered, as with my arm wound around her waist I led her into the dining-room, where the stalled ox and truffled turkey and a glittering array of glass confronted us. "It was that horrid soup-tureen did it, I am convinced," she murmured, sitting down beside me on the sofa.
But all these pictures were very dark, and even cracked with age; in one, all that met the eye was some patches of flesh-colour; in another, undulating red draperies on an unseen body; or an arch which seemed to be suspended in the air; or a dishevelled tree with blue foliage; or the bosom of a nymph with an immense breast, like the lid of a soup-tureen; a cut water-melon, with black seeds; a turban, with a feather in it, above a horse's head; or the gigantic brown leg of an apostle, suddenly thrust out, with a muscular calf, and toes turned upwards.
Now, to Charlie had been assigned the important duty of removing the cover from the soup-tureen which was placed before his mistress, and the little rogue had settled upon that moment as the most favourable for the execution of his purpose.
To dish: Place the meat in the center of a flat dish, and the vegetables around; serve the liquid in a soup-tureen. This dish should be eaten out of soup plates, as it is soup and meat course at one time. Make a thick white sauce, and when it has grown a little cold, add the yolk of one egg, and a few drops of lemon-juice.
"It is, indeed, sir; but I hope you won't wait dinner any longer, sir?" "No, no; you can send up the dinner. I'm afraid I shall scarcely do justice to your cook's achievements, for I took a very substantial luncheon at Southampton." The landlord brought in the silver soup-tureen with his own hands, and uncorked a bottle of still hock, which Mr. Dunbar had selected from the wine-list.
"What," exclaimed my father, "this rogue does not lie in a dungeon? There is then no more justice in this kingdom." But Friar Ange recited the Benedicite and made the sign of the cross over the soup-tureen. "Hola!" continued my father. "Peace to all cant, my beautiful monk!
The commandant let loose such a vehement oath that the waiter dropped the soup-tureen on the floor. What should he do? He certainly wanted her, that very, evening at whatever cost; and he would have her. He would resort to any means, even to arresting and imprisoning the husband. Then a mad thought struck him.
He answered with attempt at jocularity, "Lucius is this minute winkin' at me over the soup-tureen." As they took seats at the table Mrs. Gilman exclaimed, "Why, dearie, where did you dig up that old waist?" "Will it do to visit Sibley in?" "No indeed! I should say not. When you go back there I want you to wear the best you've got. They'll consider it an insult if you don't."
It was a wonder that the men sent aloft were not flung off the yards, the yards not flung off the masts, the masts not flung overboard. The captain in his armchair, holding on grimly at the head of the table, with the soup-tureen rolling on one side of the cabin and the steward sprawling on the other, would observe, looking at me: "That's your one-third above the beams.
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