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I had some cheese, a Camembert, and the colonel's servant brought us sardines on toast, and coffee. We all had flasks and the colonel kept a supply of Perrier water. Men have fared worse on supply trains. After dinner I taught the colonel and the commissioner to play my favourite kind of patience. I do not suppose the game was ever much use to the commissioner.
"'Cos he is an ass?" suggested White, as a plausible alternative. "Partly; but chiefly because he is not the sort of man we want if there is going to be a fight." A momentary light gleamed in the major's eye, but it immediately gave place to a placid interest in the Camembert. "If there is going to be a fight," he said, "I'm on."
He suggested Little Neck clams first, with Chablis, and pea-soup, and caviare on toast, before the oyster crabs, with Johannisberger Cabinet; then an entree of calves' brains and rice; then no roast, but a bird, cold asparagus with French dressing, Camembert cheese, and Turkish coffee. As there were to be no women, he omitted the sweets and added three other wines to follow the white wine.
"Yes," said the major, when he had heard Cornish's story across the table, and during the consumption of a perfectly astonishing luncheon "yes; half the trouble in this world comes from the incapacity of the ordinary human being to mind his own business." He operated on a creaming Camembert cheese with much thoughtfulness, and then spoke again.
There was their fat waiter in front with a large covered cheese-dish. Behind him was another with two smaller ones, and a third with some yellow powder upon a plate was bringing up the rear. 'This is Gorgonzola, main, said the waiter, with a severe manner. 'And there's Camembert and Gruyere behind, and powdered Parmesan as well. I'm sorry that the Stilton don't give satisfaction.
But by the time we reached the cheese, a fine, ripe Camembert, had our coffee, and one thimbleful of green Chartreuse, I was plein jusqu'au bec, gorged up to the beak." "And what of your duty, your service, pray?" "I did think of it, monsieur, but then, he, the Italian, was just the same as myself. He was a colleague. I had no fear of him, not till the very last, when he played me this evil turn.
Ferriday did not take a sweet, but had a cheese instead, after an anxious debate with the waiter about the health of the Camembert and the decadence of the Roquefort. When this weighty matter was settled he returned to Kedzie: "Now for something to drink. A little sherry and bitters to begin with, of course; and a oh, umm, let me see simple things are best; suppose we stick to champagne."
"Now, it wasn't such a bad taste," Mrs. Schofield said rather nervously. "Don't go acting THAT way, Penrod!" But Penrod could not help himself. In truth, even a grown person hardened to all manner of flavours, and able to eat caviar or liquid Camembert, would have found the cloudy brown liquor virulently repulsive.
Van Bibber the menu selected: "Little Neck clams first, with chablis, and pea-soup, and caviare on toast, before the oyster crabs, with Johannisberger Cabinet; then an entrée of calves' brains and rice; then no roast, but a bird, cold asparagus with French dressing, Camembert cheese, and Turkish coffee," may be accepted as indicating the gastronomical taste of the author in the days when youth meant good digestion but with the departure from the old Fourteenth Street corner something of the flavour of the name passed forever.
And that was why he had sent for Ascham to help him... The lawyer, over the Camembert and Burgundy, began to excuse himself for his delay. "I didn't like to say anything while your man was about but the fact is, I was sent for on a rather unusual matter " "Oh, it's all right," said Granice cheerfully. He was beginning to feel the usual reaction that food and company produced.
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