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

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discovery tliat lie Avas ceninting, Avitli ii dis-
ai)poiiitinciit impo.ssible to bu concealed, llie
iiuinber of cutlets iu the dish. There were five
—one apiece ; as for the rest, lie had now dis-
covered that h was iiothiiiir but salad and
flowers. And he had been invited to sui)per,
and he liad been promised a royal banquet,
and he had taken only a slender meal in tlie
middle of the day in ordei' to do justice to that
banquet. One lamb cutlet—with sahid I The
other two, however, weie not disa])pointed :
they knew wliiit to exi)ect. To M. Philipon a
cu]) of chocokte was a laige early breakfast ; a
cubic inch of beef slewed in a mess of onions,
carrots, and potatoes made a midday dejeuner \
a croiite