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Justine was asked over and over again for her Manila curry, her beef and kidney pie, her scones and German fruit tarts, and for a brown and crisp and savory dish in which the mistress of the house recognized, under the title of chou farci, an ordinary cabbage as a foundation. "Oh, let's not have just chickens or beef," Sandy would plead when a company dinner was under discussion.
Really you must pardon me, if she is a friend of yours; but that dry gentlemanly fellow, D'Orsay Firkin, says that Miss Clover's conversation is a dish of tete de veau farci. Aren't you coming to the beach? Everybody goes to-day. Mrs. Gnu has arrived, and the Potiphars are here, that is, Mrs. P. Old Pot. arrives on Sunday morning early, and is off again on Monday evening.
After Blair had left him, the cook-to-be returned to his memoranda. Mrs. Kent trusted many things to Ethel's judgment, and her instructions as jotted down on a slip of paper included three possibilities. "Eggs, stuffed, devilled, or farci," she had written, and the Goblin was endeavouring to decide which of these presented the least distressing responsibility.
He produced from a pocket-book a pink paper and a blue paper, on which he had written two bills of fare the last two which he had composed for the lamented Hauncher and he handed these over to Mrs. Fitzroy. Do. a la Prince de Tombuctou. Deux Poissons. Saumon de Severne Rougets Gratines a la Boadicee. a la Cleopatre. Deux Releves. Le Chapeau-a-trois-cornes farci a la Robespierre.
Three members of the town council were converted with a Dindon farci a la Josh Smith. And then, finally, Mr. Diston persuaded Dean Drone to come, and as soon as Mr. Smith and Alphonse saw him they landed him with a fried flounder that even the apostles would have appreciated. After that, every one knew that the license question was practically settled. The petition was all over the town.
This course passed, other plates are put before the guest, and some chicken croquettes or lobster farci is passed. Sherry or Madeira should already have been served with the Oysters. With the third course iced champagne is offered.
But other things, alackaday, must concern us. Au 'voir, my beloveds, au 'voir! Au 'voir to thee, La Matelote, thou fair and fair and toothsome fish stew, and to thee, Perdreau Farci
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