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When he was quite sure that the narrative had ended he laughed noiselessly for fully half a minute. Then he said: "Well!... That takes the biscuit!" His voice seemed winnowed of vigour; and to enforce his words he added with humour: "That takes the solitary, unique, and, if I may so call it, recherche biscuit!" He became serious and silent when he had said this.
Above all, men are not too fine to have the plate-warmer in the room, the deficiency of hot plates proving fatal to many a fine feast. It was evident that Puff prided himself on his table. His linen was the finest and whitest, his glass the most elegant and transparent, his plate the brightest, and his wines the most costly and recherché.
What are considered the dainties of the table consist chiefly of fresh salmon, preserved by the patent process, Highland mutton, partridges stuffed with truffles, &c., these things, in consequence of their rendering the dinner more expensive as well as more recherché, being in great request.
She went with him everywhere, but the recherché suppers were almost a thing of the past. It was the opera now, and the gayest restaurants, and dinners where they met distinguished guests; but at the entrance of the St. Cyngia, when the graven-faced doorman opened the door to let her pass, she had acquired a way of giving Rimrock her hand without asking if he wouldn't come in.
A quiet evening together!" murmured Selma as she walked away. "Wilbur is right; purse-proud, frivolous little thing! She is determined to destroy our friendship." Four weeks subsequent to this meeting the newspapers contained a fulsome account of a dancing party given by Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Williams "an elegant and recherché entertainment," in the language of the reporter.
He was too much disliked not to be recherche; whatever is once notorious, even for being disagreeable, is sure to be courted in England.
Rather, before his eyes there floated ever a vision of life and its amenities and advantages a vision of carriages and an elegantly furnished house and recherche dinners; and it was in the hope that some day he might attain these things that he saved every kopeck and, meanwhile, stinted both himself and others.
True, the much talked of French artiste had not sung the promised ditties, but in the midst of the whirl and excitement of dances, of the inspiring tunes of the string band, the elaborate supper and recherche wines, no one had paid much heed to this change in the programme of entertainments. And everyone had agreed that never had Lady Blakeney looked more radiantly beautiful than on this night.
"It must be a very delicate shade of drab," she wrote, and lest he should get too intense an idea, she would call it a tint of a shade of drab, or, better yet, a hint of a tint of a shade of drab would describe exactly what she meant, and be so entirely unique, and lovely, and recherché.
Ah! how often since that time, when seated before a richly served table having before me delicious and recherché viands, and that in dining-rooms where the atmosphere was balmy and perfumed by the aroma arising from the highly flavoured dishes how often, I say, have I regretted the supper I partook of with Alila in the forest, after a day's ramble on the mountains!
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