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150 An Inland Voyage.
something not far short of a genius for cooker}'.
She had a guess of her excellence herself. After
every dish was sent in, she would come and look
on at the dinner for a while, with puckered,
blinking eyes. *' Cest hon, liest-ce pas ? " she
would say ; and when she had received a proper
answer, she disappeared into the kitchen. That
common French dish, partridge and cabbages,
became a new thing in my eyes at the Golden
Sheep ; and many subsequent dinners have
bitterly disappointed me in consequence. Sweet
was our rest in the Golden Sheep at Moy,
something not far short of a genius for cooker}'.
She had a guess of her excellence herself. After
every dish was sent in, she would come and look
on at the dinner for a while, with puckered,
blinking eyes. *' Cest hon, liest-ce pas ? " she
would say ; and when she had received a proper
answer, she disappeared into the kitchen. That
common French dish, partridge and cabbages,
became a new thing in my eyes at the Golden
Sheep ; and many subsequent dinners have
bitterly disappointed me in consequence. Sweet
was our rest in the Golden Sheep at Moy,
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Early editions of Robert Louis Stevenson > Non-Fiction > Books > Inland voyage > (172) Page 150 |
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Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/79807363 |
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Written and printed matter > Books |
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1878 [Date published] |
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Europe >
Belgium >
Flanders >
Antwerpen province >
Antwerp
(inhabited place) [Place in text] Europe > France > Île-de-France > Val-d'Oise > Cergy-Pontois (inhabited place) [Place in text] Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place published] |
Subject / content: |
Description Travel Canoes |
Person / organisation: |
Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 [Illustrator] Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 [Author] Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 [Subject of text] C. Kegan Paul & Co. [Publisher] |
Person / organisation: |
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 [Author] |
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