All in a garden fair; the simple story of three boys ... - University Library

in ALL L\ A GARDEN FAIR.
embarrassment gone as he surveyed this royal
supper, ' this is magnificent, it is superb, it
makes tlie heart rejoice '—lie looked round the
table—' where, but where is the wine ? Ilein ?
Is it possible? I had forgotten the wine—aha
the wine to make us merry. J^ehold the bottle
—he could reach it from the sideboard without
rising from his seat. ' Aha ! the Divine Bottle !
the glou glou of the bottle !
He handled the bottle as lovingly as if it
contained a liquid more precious than words
can express. He held it up to the light, held
it carefully, so as not to shake it, and inserted
the screw as an angler sticks on his worm, as if
he loved the cork. Then when, with a volup-
tuous pop the cork left the bottle, M. Philipon
laughed softly, and placed the Divine Bottle
beside liim, wagging his head and forefinger at
it as if it, too, were a boon companion. Two
of the young men knew the wine well. They
were perfectly acquainted with the resources
of the cellar, and they both looked straight
before them as if fearing to meet each other's