 ... sauce, to any one guest in preference to another. The table d'hote, which began at one, concluded a little before three, during which time our host, when not helping others, was busily occupied in helping himself, and it was truly amazing to witness...  The Novels of Charles Lever - Stran 22avtor: Charles James Lever - 1897Celotni ogled - O knjigi
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...seumed to excite his approbation, a significant grunt of approval ratified the wisdom of the speech, ami made a Solon of the speaker. His ladle descended into...time, and were deep in all their wonted occupations of limber, tobacco, and train oil. A few, however, lingered on to the last. A burly major of infantry,... | |
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...performed with an unbroken monotony, and never, in the course of his forty years' sovereignty, was lie known to distribute an undue quantity of fat, or an...all their wonted occupations of timber, tobacco, and train oil. A few, however, lingered on to the last. A burly major of infantry, who, unbuttoning his... | |
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